Windows XP users might get their wish as Microsoft may reconsider its decision to pull the operating system from store shelves on June 30.
Windows XP, the most popular operating system from Microsoft, is set to be pulled off store shelves by June 30. This prompted an outcry on Internet blogs and petitions. They trumpet its superiority to Vista, whose consumer launch in January was greeted with lukewarm reviews.
By Jerry Carter
Apr 24, 2008 16:30 PM GMT
Microsoft Corp. CEO Steve Ballmer offered a glimmer of hope on Thursday to fans of the company's Windows XP operating system, saying the company may reconsider its decision to stop selling it soon. However, Ballmer was adamant that most people who buy PCs today buy them with XP's successor, Vista. "That's the statistical truth," he Ballmer said. "If customer feedback varies, we can always wake up smarter."
Many retailers say they have been forced to install Windows Vista due to OEM restrictions which only confuse Ballmer's "statistical truth." Some users have switched back to Windows XP, while others have purchased a Mac in an effort to avoid Vista.Windows XP, currently in its 7th year, is set to be pulled off store shelves by June 30. This prompted an outcry on Internet blogs and petitions. They trumpet its superiority to Vista, whose consumer launch in January was greeted with lukewarm reviews. Ballmer said the customers buying PCs with XP are corporate information technology departments that are having trouble shifting old machines to newer technology. Some 160,000 people already have signed an online "Save XP" Web petition who want Microsoft to keep selling it until the next version of Windows is released, currently targeted for 2010.
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