In a letter sent to customers this week, Microsoft senior VP Bill Veghte said the software maker will provide security patches "and other critical updates" for Windows XP until April, 2014.
"Our ongoing support for Windows XP is the result of our recognition that people keep their Windows-based PCs for many years," Veghte wrote.
That may be, but Microsoft normally terminates support for an OS within ten years of its release -- at the latest. For instance, it plans to end support for Windows 2000 in 2010.
Microsoft may have little choice but to support Windows XP for an extended period, given that the majority of its large business customers have not upgraded their personal computers and laptops to the newer, Windows Vista operating system.
Many companies have balked at Vista's cost, resource requirements, and lack of compatibility with older applications.
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then i'll look for an OS that works fast and doesn't make your life harder when working, which is what a well-tuned XP setup is 
Originally Posted by zatoicchi
sad to hear that they officially have the intention to dump this OS down into the drain !! IMO this is the OS that gave MS the current fame for ever (best stable OS every made IMO)
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