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Time's Running Out for Windows XP
Whether you're running the Home or Professional version of Microsoft's Windows XP operating system, keep these dates in mind.
June 30, 2008: If your mind's set on using XP (like 60-plus percent of these poll-takers), this is the last day Microsoft will let hardware vendors and retailers install it on new computers, other than on budget-minded Asus Eee subnotebooks.
April 2009: This is when you can say goodbye to free live and warranty-based technical support for XP. After that, each call will cost ya.
June 30, 2010: Adios to XP Home altogether.
Amid complaints about sluggish performance, high resource requirements and limited compatibility with older hardware, Vista has had a hard time gaining traction among Windows users; Microsoft last month went so far as to reduce its retail price. "Vista's performance ain't yet what it oughta be," InformationWeek online editor Alexander Wolfe blogged. "I'm talking about things like achingly slow search and the frequent downshifts experienced by Internet Explorer 7."
For those who do Windows, Vista will likely be part of our collective futures. (I crossed over last summer and live to tell.) If you're ready now, you can upgrade with Vista Service Pack 1. Due to a technical loophole, SP1 will work for even those who don't run XP or Windows 2000 (stated requirements) -- and for now you can save $110.
Let me know how you make out.
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