Windows XP to be retired in 2008
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Friday, April 27, 2007 4:24 PM
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kent-teachers
Windows XP will stop being available on new PCs from the end of January 2008.
Microsoft has confirmed that from 31 January 2008 large PC makers, such as Dell, HP and Toshiba, will no longer be able to buy licenses for the software so they can install it on new machines. Windows XP is being retired to make way for Windows Vista, the consumer editions of which were launched in Europe on 30 January.
Interestingly, a poll released in early April suggests that Vista has yet to win over significant numbers of potential customers. PC maker Dell has restarted selling new PCs with Windows XP installed on them, the decision reversing a policy begun in January that meant Windows Vista was the only operating system available on almost all new home machines. The change came after Dell's feedback site was swamped with calls for the return of the venerable software.
BBC News item - XP to be retired
BBC News item - Dell restarts supplying XP
We would like to remind schools of Becta's advice not to buy Windows Vista just yet as it is not compatible with all curriculum software.