shanenin Posted May 31, 2008 Report Share Posted May 31, 2008 Can I buy a boatload of XP oem disks and sell and activate new XP computers long after the June 30 cutoff of XP sales Microsoft is doing? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
irregularjoe Posted May 31, 2008 Report Share Posted May 31, 2008 Can I buy a boatload of XP oem disks and sell and activate new XP computers long after the June 30 cutoff of XP sales Microsoft is doing?Why not?They're supposely supporting the OS until 2010. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Pete_C Posted May 31, 2008 Report Share Posted May 31, 2008 Can I buy a boatload of XP oem disks and sell and activate new XP computers long after the June 30 cutoff of XP sales Microsoft is doing?http://www.microsoft.com/windows/lifecycle/default.mspxAs of April 2008, Microsoft is extending availability of Windows XP Home Edition for OEMs to install on Ultra Low-Cost PCs. The new OEM end date will be the later of either June 30, 2010, or one year after the general availability of the next version of Windows.http://www.microsoft.com/windows/lifecycle/servicepacks.mspxhttp://support.microsoft.com/?LN=en-us&...p;x=14&y=12http://support.microsoft.com/gp/lifesupspsWhen a new service pack is released, Microsoft will provide either 12 or 24 months of support for the previous service packSupport for the previous service packs is either 12 or 24 months, varying according to the product family (for example, Windows, Office, Servers, or Developer tools)Support timelines for service packs will remain consistent within the product familyMicrosoft will publish specific support timelines for a previous service pack when the new service pack is released When support for a product ends, support of the service packs for that product will also end. The product’s support lifecycle supersedes the service pack support policy Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JSKY Posted June 3, 2008 Report Share Posted June 3, 2008 So.... Does that mean the open key I have for Professional, that I never used yet is going to be worth something.Let's start the bidding. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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