Microsoft has ended the mainstream support for XP and now started the extended support for the OS until 8 April 2014, about 5 years from now.
Mainstream support which was normally ended 5 years everytime any of its product been released seems not really work for XP. MS finally took 8 years to end the support. Besides the lag of Vista release, too relying on the XP by corporate and personal users was 2 main factors contributing to this longer support. The 'too relying on XP' factor doesn't seem to stop even until windows 7 being released. MS will enable users who buy the PC with preinstalled windows 7 to downgrade to XP.
See how big the XP influence!
For those buying new PC and still wondering to go for Vista and XP. Again, it's up to you to choose. If you still don't trust Vista, it's okay to go for XP. Remember, the extended support is still there. Once your install genuine XP, you still can get any security updates from MS (until April 2014 - quite long enough for a PC) . However, while giving free security updates, you now need to pay certain amount to get non-security hotfix ... it's just fine for me.
| Support provided | Mainstream support | Extended support |
| Paid support (per-incident, per hour, and others) | x | x |
| Security update support | x | x |
| Non-security hotfix support | x | Requires extended hotfix agreement, purchased within 90 days of mainstream support ending. |
| No-charge incident support | x | |
| Warranty claims | x | |
| Design changes and feature requests | x | |
| Product-specific information that is available by using the online Microsoft Knowledge Base | x | x |
| Product-specific information that is available by using the Support site at Microsoft Help and Support to find answers to technical questions | x | x |
P/S - Whether or not MS extended the support, I now enjoy working with Vista despite of all bad perceptions I received earlier. :-)
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