Microsoft is planning to throw XP out of windows and will go off the market from June 30. So if you are planning to buy a computer with Microsoft’s Operating System (OS) XP, brace up to shift to Vista. Buyers may able to buy the additional investments in new hardware for the Vista OS, but not much choice for them because Vista will come pre-installed with their branded machines. For this they have to spend time and money in training employees on the new software for the enterprises. Before one year,Microsoft announced that Windows XP will leave the market from January, 2008. XP was later given an extension to June 30. That deadline is approaching and Microsoft insists that there won’t be any more extensions.

The director of Microsoft India Windows Prasassa Meduri said that, XP will soon unavailable for OEMs and general retailers from June 30. For system builders (assembled market), there’s an extension of six months. And for new market segments like low-cost PCs (priced below Rs 20,000) XP will be available till June 30, 2010, since there is a policy for specific segments. All this means, if one plan to buy a low-cost computer then he can get XP (the hardware won’t be robust enough to run Vista’s various features)till 2010 and if he will buy an unbranded machine he will get XP till January 31, 2009. In case people want to buy branded computer it will cost more than Rs 20,000 and the only choice will be Vista. Interestingly, the low-cost PC for which Microsoft has extended XP availability till 2010 comprises less than 5% of the market.

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