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Dec
24th

Windows XP Extensions Indicate Problems of Windows Vista

Author: Egle | Files under Windows Vista registry

img_22491_windows_xp_logo.jpgLast week Microsoft once again announced yet another life extension for its supposedly retired Windows XP operating system. The deadline for Windows XP was extended.

It was a sign that, in spite of almost two years on the market, Windows Vista is a no-go for most businesses. Microsoft is under huge pressure from business customers to maintain the availability of Windows XP. Windows XP continues to live on, almost two years following the launch of Windows Vista.

For the third time since the release of Windows in January 2007, Microsoft has pushed out the availability of XP by granting system builders a "flexible" delivery date beyond the official phase-out deadline of January 31, 2009.

The end of January remains the cut-off date for PC vendors to purchase licenses. But they can take delivery of those licenses through to May 30, 2009. Therefore, customers can purchase Windows XP machines right through to June.

A survey released in October by the United Kingdom's Corporate IT Forum revealed that just 4% of businesses in that country use Windows Vista on workplace systems. While 35% reported they were "not yet interested" in Windows Vista. 58% percent said they were still using Windows XP, which is now 7 years old. Therefore, Microsoft is under considerable pressure from business customers to maintain the availability of XP.

Resistance to Windows Vista is evident. IT managers have complained about the resourcwindows-vista-logo36.jpge requirements of the operating system. It takes considerably more PC horsepower and memory to run than XP and its lack of compatibility with older software. Particularly, new security features built into the kernel of Windows Vista tend to break applications built for earlier versions of Windows.

It's the latest in a chain of reprieves for XP. Microsoft also originally planned to stop distributing Windows XP media to large OEMs, such as Dell and Hewlett-Packard, on Jan. 31. However, in October the company declared that it is going to move that deadline to July 31.

Resources:
Windows XP extension reveals misfortune of Windows Vista
Availability of Windows XP extended
Microsoft extends Windows XP life one more time

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