Windows XP, first introduced by software superpower Microsoft in 2001, will continue to be supported by the company even while Microsoft has been developing a new Windows 8 operating system. Windows 7 may be newer than XP, but some PC users are choosing to stick with the features from the older operating system.
Windows XP, the predecessor of the company’s most current operating system Windows 7, would logically seem to be on its way off shelves but instead got another extension by Microsoft. A recent write up in CNN Money confirmed the continuation on the option for Windows 7 users to downgrade to Windows XP. The downgrade offer was supposed to end in April, and later was extended to October. In the end, Microsoft stated that the free downgrade option will remain in effect until two years after the sale cycle of Windows 7 ends. The sales cycle for Windows 7 could last from 2011 to 2014 based on previous sales cycles time periods.
Windows 8 is still in development and does not have a definite release date. There has been a leak regarding features from Windows 8 that shows a much different landscape than Windows 7. Some computer experts are saying that the recent leak of a Windows 8 Power Point presentation was genuine, meaning that it came from Microsoft, while others claim that it could be a counterfeit production.
A recent report from the Washington Post said that a Russian spy who was recently deported from the U.S. was working at Microsoft before being arrested. Alexey Karetnikov was living in Seattle and working for Microsoft before being deported last week. He was monitored by the FBI while working at Microsoft and was the 12th Russian spy to be arrested in the recent crackdown on global espionage by the federal government.
NetworkWorld.com recently confirmed the deletion of Service Pack 2 for Windows XP. Service Pack 3 is still available for purchase with no date for deletion in sight.
Windows XP, the predecessor of the company’s most current operating system Windows 7, would logically seem to be on its way off shelves but instead got another extension by Microsoft. A recent write up in CNN Money confirmed the continuation on the option for Windows 7 users to downgrade to Windows XP. The downgrade offer was supposed to end in April, and later was extended to October. In the end, Microsoft stated that the free downgrade option will remain in effect until two years after the sale cycle of Windows 7 ends. The sales cycle for Windows 7 could last from 2011 to 2014 based on previous sales cycles time periods.
Windows 8 is still in development and does not have a definite release date. There has been a leak regarding features from Windows 8 that shows a much different landscape than Windows 7. Some computer experts are saying that the recent leak of a Windows 8 Power Point presentation was genuine, meaning that it came from Microsoft, while others claim that it could be a counterfeit production.
A recent report from the Washington Post said that a Russian spy who was recently deported from the U.S. was working at Microsoft before being arrested. Alexey Karetnikov was living in Seattle and working for Microsoft before being deported last week. He was monitored by the FBI while working at Microsoft and was the 12th Russian spy to be arrested in the recent crackdown on global espionage by the federal government.
NetworkWorld.com recently confirmed the deletion of Service Pack 2 for Windows XP. Service Pack 3 is still available for purchase with no date for deletion in sight.
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