Do you know the cost of a copy of Windows XP Professional from a retail outlet these days?
Francis Khan ----- Original Message ----- From: Rick To: [email protected] Sent: Sunday, September 30, 2007 10:30 AM Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] Microsoft extends sale of Windows XP Hi Paul, To get the correct information, visit: http://support.microsoft.com/lifecycle/?LN=en-us&p1=3221&x=0&y=0 HTH, Richard Justice www.blind-computing.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Paul Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, September 30, 2007 3:47 AM Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] Microsoft extends sale of Windows XP > Hi all > > Does this mean that Microsoft will extend support. I had heard when Vista > became available support for XP would stop in 2008 from Microsoft. > > > Paul Smith > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Moderator > Sent: 30 September 2007 07:42 > To: blind-computing > Subject: [Blind-Computing] Microsoft extends sale of Windows XP > > For those interested and not ready to plunge into Vista. > Microsoft extends sale of Windows XP > September 29, 2007 > San Francisco - Microsoft is to extend the availability of its Windows XP > operating system. > Industry analysts said that the move reflected hesitancy by buyers to > adopt > XP's replacement, Windows Vista, especially in the business community. > Under the new policy, Microsoft will make the full version of Windows XP > available to PC manufacturers and retailers through June 30, 2008. The > firm > will continue to offer a basic edition in emerging markets through June > 2010. > Before the announcement, Microsoft had been due to stop selling XP at the > end of January 2008. > A survey conducted earlier this year by InformationWeek showed that 30 per > cent of businesses had no plans to purchase Windows Vista, because of its > high price and system requirements that make it incompatible with older > PCs. > Some PC makers even offer Windows XP recovery discs so that customers can > install the older operating system if they are dissatisfied with Windows > Vista. > "There are some customers who need a little more time to make the switch," > said Mike Nash, Microsoft's Windows product manager, in a statement posted > on the company's Web site. > He denied that Vista was a failure. > Microsoft has sold 60 million copies of the new operating system, and > "Windows Vista is on track to be the fastest-selling operating system in > Microsoft's history," Nash said. > > Richard Justice-list moderator > www.blind-computing.com > > > Visit the Blind Computing List home page at: > http://www.blind-computing.com > Address for the list archives: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > To post to this group, send email to > [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For help from Mailman with your account Put the word help in the subject > or > body of a blank message to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Use the following form in order to contact the management team > http://www.jaws-users.com/BlindComputing.php > If you wish to join the JAWS Users List send a blank email to the > following > address: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.488 / Virus Database: 269.13.33/1037 - Release Date: > 29/09/2007 > 13:32 > > > Visit the Blind Computing List home page at: > http://www.blind-computing.com > Address for the list archives: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > To post to this group, send email to > [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For help from Mailman with your account Put the word help in the subject > or body of a blank message to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Use the following form in order to contact the management team > http://www.jaws-users.com/BlindComputing.php > If you wish to join the JAWS Users List send a blank email to the > following address: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit the Blind Computing List home page at: http://www.blind-computing.com Address for the list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help from Mailman with your account Put the word help in the subject or body of a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Use the following form in order to contact the management team http://www.jaws-users.com/BlindComputing.php If you wish to join the JAWS Users List send a blank email to the following address: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit the Blind Computing List home page at: http://www.blind-computing.com Address for the list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help from Mailman with your account Put the word help in the subject or body of a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Use the following form in order to contact the management team http://www.jaws-users.com/BlindComputing.php If you wish to join the JAWS Users List send a blank email to the following address: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
