Windows XP Support Extended
"XP to receive extended support"
Published: 26th June 2008 | Source: Microsoft |
Windows XP to receive extended support until 2014 
Unfortunately, when Microsoft released Windows Vista it wasn't the successful roll-out that they had perhaps wanted. While many consumers stayed away from the new operating system; many businesses still aren’t rushing to buy Vista even after the release of SP1.
As a result it may come as no surprise that Redmond has decided to do a complete backflip, and provide extended support for Windows XP until 2014. That's a full 13 years after its original release! Although, Microsoft will not be selling the operating system after 30th June 2008.
The news of the extended support for Windows XP was made public in a letter from Microsoft Senior VP Bill Veghte:
Our ongoing support for Windows XP is the result of our recognition that people keep their Windows-based PCs for many years.
Veghte hinted that Vista's successor, Windows 7 is still looking good for a January 2010 release, but whether it happens or not remains to be seen. Windows 7 is known to be built on the same core that Vista was, and it will be interesting to see how well the operating system is received upon its release.
Future of XP here
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I am a little supprized that the manufs like Scythe in this example, don`t do a whole range of fan sizes already - in the sense that if u mod anything - there`ll be a fan for it. Size, width, whatever.
Can`t blame them for banking popular sizes in the main I guess. It`s pratical business.
I keep my hard drives vertical so a 120mm fan blows on them naturaly. Seems to be doing a good job.
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