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Windows XP was supposed to stop shipping on January 30, 2008, but that date has been extended.
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The final shipment date remains a moving target as Microsoft granted system builders an elastic delivery date of Windows XP licenses to customers beyond the official phase-out deadline. PC vendors still have to purchase licenses before the deadline date, but can now choose to take delivery of those licenses through May 30, 2009.
Microsoft also originally planned to stop distributing Windows XP media to large OEMs, like Dell and Hewlett-Packard, on Jan. 31. But the company announced in October that it would move that deadline to July 31.
The news is good for OEMs who have been scrambling over the last couple of months stockpiling Windows XP licenses in an effort to be able to continue meet customer demand for the operating system.
While Windows XP will continue to be available in OEM packaging, customers will still be able to take advantage of Windows Vista downgrades to Windows XP, as well, with many dealers continuing to charge extra for this service.
The longer availability of Windows XP is generally interpreted as the market's slow adoption of Windows Vista.
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