The Top 5 Reasons Microsoft Extended Windows Xp

With the recent news that Microsoft Windows Xp will be extended yet again, I thought you might want some answers as to why Microsoft would make such a move. Well, it is really actually quite obvious as to why. Here are your top 5 reasons Microsoft extended Windows Xp's life to June 30, 2010 or 1 year after the next Windows client is released--whichever comes first. Xp Extension


#5) Xp Sells

Windows Xp is the most popular operating system of all time. It sells more copies than any other OS right now and it was an important financial source to Microsoft. Making it available for a couple more years is great news, Microsoft will make a ton off the companies who install it on their computers and the consumers will be happy with a half-way decent piece of software. Everyone wins.

#4) Popular Demand

The internet has been a blaze over the past few months with unhappy consumers who would be forced to choose between a half-baked OS (Vista) or an operating system they knew nothing about(Linux). There was even petitions that were asking for XP to extend! Microsoft knew that many people would choose Linux, probably enough to matter even, so they went ahead and extended its life.


#3) Windows 7 Is Still Pretty Far Away

Many people believe an official release of Windows 7 is at least a year away and will probably end up being released Q4 of 2009. That being said, Microsoft would be losing a lot of customers and a lot of money if people were choosing between Vista and a different OS. It would be a huge roll of the dice to rely on Vista to pull through at this point. So Microsoft probably concluded it would be best to extend Xp's life.

#2) Vista's Failure

It has been a disaster from the word go. Even when I was beta testing Vista I got the impression that it would go down hill fast, and that is a tough call to make because you are still working all the kinks out. For me, Vista was too gimmicky. It was quick to catch up with consumers that a lot of software would not work, or that SP1 was caking systems-- it gained a bad reputation quickly. Windows Xp is a solid choice for Microsoft where as Vista could lose support as soon as the next OS is released.

#1) Windows XP is The Best Operating System Ever

Not very many people you talk to will tell you that Windows Xp is a bad operating system, heck I don't even like MS and I think it is great. Microsoft has a huge backing of Windows Xp and it was the right thing to do. You cannot say much more than that. With Windows Xp possibly being the best operating system ever, killing it in your time of need is not your best option.

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