Microsoft announces extended availability of Windows XP for ULCPCs
There is no doubt that ultra low-cost PCs (ULCPCs) are on the rise. UMPCs (ultra mobile PCs) are already available for a while, but they were much too expensive to become mainstream. Asus proved that it is possible to combine ultra mobility with low costs. But why not Vista? RAM is cheap. Shouldn’t Vista run as well on an ULCPC?
A friend of mine bought an Windows XP for ULCPCs will be available until June 30, 2010, or one year after general availability of Windows 7. I don’t know if we can conclude from this that Windows 7 will come out on June 30, 2009. But I do know that Windows XP will be our companion for quite some time.I am quite impressed by Microsoft’s unbroken optimism regarding Vista. Michael Dix, General Manager of Windows Client Product Management, states in this press release:
We are very proud of the progress that we have made with Windows Vista over the last sixteen months. Since its launch, Windows Vista has become the fastest-selling operating system in Microsoft history, and more than 100 million Windows Vista licenses have been sold worldwide.
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