irefay Posted December 22, 2008 Share Posted December 22, 2008 Microsoft system builder partners who’ve been feeling queasy about the impending Jan. 31, 2009, deadline for selling PCs with Windows XP pre-installed can now breathe a bit easier, as Microsoft is giving them a way to obtain XP licenses through distribution after the deadline.In an e-mail to ChannelWeb, a Microsoft spokesperson confirmed the existence of a flexible inventory program that will allow distributors to place their final orders for Windows XP OEM licenses by Jan. 31, 2009, and take delivery against those orders through May 30. Previously, distributors had planned to purchase as many XP licenses as they could afford before Jan. 31, 2009, and sell them after the deadline. But once that inventory was gone, they’d have no choice but to turn away XP-seeking customers.Distributors have until Dec. 31 to submit their XP license demand forecasts to Microsoft, and system builders are reportedly being asked to provide their own forecasts to distributors. It’s yet another sign of the market’s resistance to Windows Vista, and of the growing realization within the channel that many customers have decided to simply skip Vista and wait for the arrival of Windows 7. Microsoft says that’s slated for late 2009 or early 2010, but some reports have suggested it could come as early as mid-2009. Distributors say the best part of the new arrangement is that they won’t have to take title to the reserved XP licenses until they’re sold to an end user, which helps them avoid having to sit on inventory for several months, which is a major concern in a low-margin business.Source: CRN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marik Posted December 22, 2008 Share Posted December 22, 2008 lmao Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoKz Posted December 22, 2008 Share Posted December 22, 2008 XP still ownz! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marik Posted December 22, 2008 Share Posted December 22, 2008 XP still ownz!QFT :rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bizarre™ Posted December 22, 2008 Share Posted December 22, 2008 IMO, they should support XP forever... unless Windows 7 pwnz :rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
demonon Posted December 22, 2008 Share Posted December 22, 2008 This means Vista = epic fail.You just can hop from XP to Windows 7.Just hope Windows 7 will pwn... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrimeSid Posted December 22, 2008 Share Posted December 22, 2008 Windows Vista will be the same as Windows Millenium if anyone remembers that far back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demonoid Posted December 22, 2008 Share Posted December 22, 2008 Great move MS, keep it that way! I just hope that they won't cancel the good old OS because in that case, I shall switch to Linux. ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bearoninternet Posted December 22, 2008 Share Posted December 22, 2008 IMO, they should support XP forever... unless Windows 7 pwnz ;)No need for support on XP, it's self supportive :P Btw i never experienced any problems with vista (since i never used it ).. :hehe:Let's hope windows 7 will be a worthy predecessor.Anyone knows when SP1 will be out ? :innocent: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KotaXor Posted December 23, 2008 Share Posted December 23, 2008 IMO, they should support XP forever... unless Windows 7 pwnz ;)No need for support on XP, it's self supportive :P Btw i never experienced any problems with vista (since i never used it ).. :hehe:Let's hope windows 7 will be a worthy predecessor.Anyone knows when SP1 will be out ? :dance2:lol, yeah! Vista has never cause me any problems too, I prevent myself from buying any comp. the whole of this year :innocent: :hehe: They has to keep supporting XP till Windows 7 is fully ready.Whatever in between is redundant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irefay Posted December 23, 2008 Author Share Posted December 23, 2008 I bought a mac because all the computers I wanted dont have xp drivers. I can get xp drivers for an apple at least. Eat that Acer and that other A company (and then I end up going with a third "A" company ((apple))) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donaldo Posted December 23, 2008 Share Posted December 23, 2008 . . . . . . . . long live XP!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sumant30 Posted December 23, 2008 Share Posted December 23, 2008 Windows 7 at least from its Beta edition looks good and its as good as XP also it is not a resource hog as Vista. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Posted December 23, 2008 Share Posted December 23, 2008 yup im waiting for windows 7 tooi hope they work more for using less memory and more responsive and efective system Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nessjirval Posted December 24, 2008 Share Posted December 24, 2008 Great to hear that they will support Windows XP but I'll hope that windows 7 will pwn XP :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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