RE: DBUG> XP SP3 Released

["Greg Blandin" <GregB@approdevelopment.com>]

Last report I saw is that Microsoft will support XP through 2014.

They are on a 3 year cycle for new OS's so 2010 is the expected date for
Windows 7 (no special name for this one).  By 2014 they should have a
stable OS again.

Greg

-----Original Message-----

> I heard somewhere that Microsoft won't be supporting XP any more after
> the end of July. I find that a bit difficult to reconcile with SP3 
> coming out now. Did I hear wrong?

They are stopping the *sale* of WinXP in June (direct from MS), though
you probably will still be able to buy it later than that from third
parties.  I don't think they will be stopping support of WinXP any time
soon.

In fact, there are rumors that they are already working on "Windows 7" 
-- which will be MUCH smaller than Vista, and indeed may be "modular". 
MS is as much admitting that Vista is a real big mess up, and there is
no way to work with it to make it better.  Because, it is just way too
bloated and over-wrought.  It may be out in the 2010-ish time frame...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_7
http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080124-windows-7-in-2009-be-caref
ul-what-you-wish-for.html
http://windows7news.com/

BTW, I installed WinXP SP3 on one of my machine last night, and other
than a glitch with BitDefender (which had to be turned off!) it all
seems fine.
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