XP is going away on June 30th of this year. This is still the latest statement from Microsoft. What does this mean for most schools and businesses? Probably not too much other than a slight increase in the price of your operating system. Here is what is happening in the business world as of February of this year.
Businesses satisfaction and intended purchase rates for Windows Vista, Windows XP, and Mac OS X Leopard, based on information from ChangeWave collected in February 2008
Most companies and schools are sticking with XP for the foreseeable future.
What can you do?
Keep using Windows XP. On new computer builds you can request Vista Business or Vista Ultimate and initate the downgrade rights for XP. This keeps you in compliance and allows you to use the programs and hardware you are used to. Downgrade rights are only available for Vista Business and Vista Ultimate.
In the meantime, I have lots of computers available with XP-Professional on the shelf and ready to ship.
So what else is interesting about the above chart? Corporate users who have machines running Leopard have the highest satisfaction. I'm not sure what is behind that.
2.33GHz Intel® Core 2 Duo Processor E8400
2GB Dual Channel DDR2 Memory
160GB SATA HDD
DVD+/-RW Optical Drive
Integrated Intel GMA 3100 Graphics
Windows® XP-Professional
Keyboard and Mouse
3 Year Warranty Included
$849
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