About the future of Microsoft Windows XP

At the immediate future, we are in the best of times. Windows Vista is Microsoft's latest operating system (tested in Windows 7 is not the time being), which some Windows versions before learned much: better security, improved productivity - and this is just the beginning. You may be in a not yet tried Windows Vista. Test showed that Windows Vista brings users a new experience. Studies have shown that people enjoy Windows vista provided by function, so why not upgrade Windows Vista to see what benefits can you bring?

The vast majority of Windows Vista customers claim that they enjoy Windows Vista operating system is better than the past. Maybe this can explain why Windows Vista has been in worldwide sales of more than 140 million copies, becoming the fastest selling in history, Microsoft's operating system.

You should be confident transplanted into Windows Vista. Windows Vista Compatibility Center and the Windows Vista Upgrade Advisor can help you determine if your hardware is compatible with the procedures and can help you to solve possible problems.

We know that you love Windows XP and get along very well, Windows XP has hundreds of millions of fans, many people rely on to run Windows XP is not compatible with the old Windows Vista applications and hardware. Windows XP even though about to retire, we will not abandon Windows XP disregard - This is Windows XP on the Microsoft support cycle can be seen.

Now even if you buy a new computer but still can use Windows XP. Windows Vista Business and Windows Vista Ultimate have downgrade rights, allows you to continue to return to your previous Windows XP. We plan to continue to provide technical support for Windows XP until 2014.

- Why you will stop selling Windows XP?

Microsoft set up the foundation lies in innovation and providing the best software to consumers, this is our company's core component of, and sometimes this also means tough choices.

Each generation of Microsoft's product life cycle from release to the exit will be carefully painted out, Windows XP is no exception. We make these efforts in order to ensure that you are able to enjoy a better PC experience.

We and our users and partners have spent more than a year of time to discuss this matter in order to ensure that our actions are correct. We understand that not everyone supported the U.S. resolution, just like Windows 95, Windows 98 have quit when Windows ME. (OK, maybe not including ME)

However, we think the time is right!

We would also like to reiterate that we did not before as some people talk, for us the most popular operating system - "pulling the plug". We need to have everyone understand that even though Windows XP will not be in a store inside sales, Microsoft and its partners continue to provide live support for Windows XP - years. In fact, Windows XP support period will reach in 2014.

Be able to release a product at the time 8 years after obtaining hundreds of millions of people's love, we take pride in Windows XP. But technology is never stop, and we also.

You know?

Windows Vista now supports more than 77,000 kinds, including printers, cameras, speakers of the other devices. Windows Vista compatibility of the current list of equipment has exceeded the total number of 2,300,000.

More than 2700 kinds procedures has received Windows Vista certification, including the most popular one hundred kinds of customers in 98 kinds of software. Windows Vista Compatibility Center alone for small business (enterprises) a list of more than 1000 kinds of compatibility of procedures, of course, this figure also are increasing every day.

According to one independent survey shows that 62% of small business (enterprises) that Windows Vista users can save their time, 70% of users that Windows Vista so that their production more efficient.