After delays, delays, and rumors of more delays, the era of Windows XP has finally reached its final hours. Microsoft has made it official: Monday, June 30 will be the last day Microsoft sells XP to the masses. In fact, some companies have already stopped offering XP as an option on new machines as they prep for the switchover.

Earlier rumors that Microsoft might extend the sales date have proven untrue, as Microsoft has reiterated that, indeed, June 30 will be the final sales date cut-off for the product. That's it. It's a Vista world now.

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I thought it was extended, wasn't it?

 Yes it was extended, From January 2008 to June, 2008.

Why would they do away with XP when there are so many complaints about Vista?

Thanks for the info.

This makes no sense because Vista has had a lot of problems compared to XP.......Vista is not compatible on quite a few computer types, and have had NUMEROUS problems.......Microsoft is essentially dooming themleves by this foolish move.......Vista has been shown to be a big failure in 2007, and not very popular with the computer consumer, unfortunately, including running programs on the computer with Windows Vista as the operating platform.

Dewdrinkrt78 expressed this perfectly when he said "why would they do away with XP when there are so many complaints about Vista?"

I fully agree, and why would they? Vista has so many problems that any future computer that I get, I would ONLY put XP on it.......I feel that Windows XP has not had enough exposure to the American consumer and that its life is getting cut short.......it should be used for another 2-3 years, in my opinion, while the bugs in Vista get worked out, and a newer version of Vista comes out that will not have as many bugs as the version that is out now. This is the better solution to do, but Microsoft, for the sake of remaining a profitable company, would not do.

Microsoft is making a very stupid move, as I have already mentioned, which they will end up regretting down the road......this is a bad business decision that will cost them a lot of money. If Vista ends up being a very bad product for 2008 as well, they should rethink Vista and being back XP for the time being, and make better versions of Windows XP until they can get a good verision of Vista working, which will not cause as many headaches as it previously did. If I was in Microsoft's shoes, I would not phase out XP until it has become certain that Vista is usable and has all of the bugs fixed. I hope Microsoft seriosuly backtracks from this foolish move, or else they will end up suffering the consequences of their dumb move, and have no one else but themselves to blame for the mess that they have made in the end.

 This is the reason I think so many people are jumping over to Apples G series, it has a better operating platform amd much more software is being written for it now.

I think Microsoft has run it's course and Apple will be taking a larger share of the computer market in the future. 

My mother has Vista and is always running into one problem or another; on the other hand, I have XP and hardly ever have any problems with it

 Too bad, I like Windows XP. Looks like my next computer will be an Apple. I've used both systems in the past, and also had fewer problems with Apple's OS.

 it's a waste of money anyway

It is sad but true! XP was the BEST OS ever offered by Microsoft. Vista should never have been put out on the market until all the bugs were worked out of it!

 thank god they are killing the beast.  no need for os's anymore everythings going online in the next 10 years.  i was hoping that microsoft was going with it

Yes and that is to bad as VISTA is JUNK....