Yesterday, this blog reveals that Microsoft is willing to keep Window XP alive to the June 2010 or the launch of Window 7 for EeePC. If Microsoft really plans to launch Window 7 in year 2010, then we can sure that Window XP isn’t far from its retirement time.
Today, Bill Gates told the investment parties that Window 7 can be launched tomorrow , and that somehow proves our statement is correct to certain extent.
But what we know is that the launching schedule of Window 7 hasn’t been changed. What Bill Gates mentioned could be the beta version of Window 7. To the majority of the computer users, Window Vista is still a new and fresh OS in their minds, including mine!
If I need to say one good thing that EeePC does, then it will be the pushing force from EeePC to Microsoft in a way that the latter need to re-evaluate Linux, and its competitiveness towards Window OS. In addition to that, I also admire the gust shown by ASUS that it can still adopt Linus for the OS in the low-priced laptop, while all other laptops are using Vista already.
In order not to lose its share in this low-priced laptop market, Microsoft needs to introduce its XP again, and announces that XP will be sold to EeePC no until 2010, or even 2012 when Window 7 is launched.
Microsoft didn’t explain further whether it will give a improved version for XP, or continue to provide Service Pack, but what we can see is that, after 10 years of time, XP is still have its own influential value. Can you deny its ability and achivement?
