Windows XP to live until 2010... on the Eee

[MikeyHunt]

Windows XP to live until 2010... on the Eee

Posted Apr 3rd 2008 4:52PM

by Nilay Patel

We puzzled over Microsoft's cryptic statements at CeBIT that the Eee's "other requirements" would lead to an adjustment of the Windows 7 timeline, and it looks like our first guess was spot-on: Microsoft will be making Windows XP available for Eee-class ultraportables until 2010, and possibly later.

Demand for XP on devices like the Eee and Intel's Classmate machines has prompted MS to reconsider axing XP entirely this June: the company will now sell XP Home through at least June 2010, and for one year after the release of Windows 7 -- which means sales of XP could stretch into 2012.

There's no word on if the build of XP Home targeted at the ultraportable laptop set will be different from regular XP builds, but we doubt there'll be many changes -- it'll be awfully sad if people are still clamoring for XP more than a decade after its initial release, though.

courtesy of Engadget

http://www.engadget.com/

[Tripredacus]

If people want XP Home to fit on the 2GB model, or for the 4GB model with some sort of productivity software (ie OpenOffice) then the XP will have to be modified. It can't fit on the 2GB and on the 4GB you only have about 600MB left.