XP - Buy it while you can!!!

**Pondlife** · 28 June 2008, 07:34

Originally posted by Churchill View Post

The "end of sales" date for Windows XP is officially June 30th 2008.

Potential Plan B?

Do I go for car boot sales or hit the mainstream corporations?

**ferret** · 28 June 2008, 08:56

Seeing as the EOL has been extended to 2014 then maybe they will sell it for a bit longer.

You will still be able to get it by using Microsoft's ingenious downgrade system. You have to buy the more expensive versions of Vista to be able to downgrade to a more stable and sensible OS though. Home users can f*** right off. Lumbered.

**VectraMan** · 28 June 2008, 09:55

OEMs are still able to sell XP for another year IIRC, and that's how most people get their OSs. I can't imagine many would buy the off the shelf product anyway.

**Churchill** · 28 June 2008, 10:19

Originally posted by VectraMan View Post

OEMs are still able to sell XP for another year IIRC, and that's how most people get their OSs. I can't imagine many would buy the off the shelf product anyway.

While stocks last.

**Fred Bloggs** · 28 June 2008, 15:24

Linux anyone..............?

**Cliphead** · 28 June 2008, 18:17

Originally posted by Fred Bloggs View Post

Linux anyone..............?

Always...

**Churchill** · 29 June 2008, 06:12

Originally posted by Cliphead View Post

Always...

Solaris - It adds a couple of zero's on to the price of my software...

Churchill - In "Which is nice" mode!

XP - Buy it while you can!!!