will MS pull XP from shelves ?

[Molecule]

-- has anyone heard if MS plans to pull XP pro from the shelves when VISTA is released ???

-- a cutoff date beyond which MS wil not longer emit an activation code for retail XP pro if it is pulled ???

[Randy_Rivers]

i,d say 2yrs after vista goes public.

[jcarle]

The only information we have for sure is:

Mainstream support will end two years after the next version of this product is released. Extended support will end five years after mainstream support ends.

Microsoft Support Lifecycle