Microsoft said it will not extend the Windows XP life cycle

According to foreign media reports, Microsoft official said that in order to give business users more time to upgrade the new system, Microsoft will not extend the life cycle of Windows XP. Rich Reynolds, general manager of Microsoft's commercial product marketing department, said: "Windows XP will end its life cycle in April 2014, when Microsoft will terminate all technical support, and Microsoft will never extend the XP life cycle. . ”

On Tuesday, Windows XP ushered in its tenth anniversary. Microsoft's release of the system will be traced back to 2001, and its development code is Whistler. Compared to the predecessor of Windows 2000, Windows XP has made a lot of improvements. XP introduces a streamlined, task-based user interface that allows users to quickly find the programs and files they need by starting the menu or locking the taskbar.

With powerful management features, fast boot speed, Internet connectivity and other networking features, and good stability, XP is still Microsoft's most popular operating system.

In fact, XP's huge success has become a major obstacle to Microsoft's new system, and it is difficult for Microsoft to upgrade customers to the new Windows system. Only a few companies have been rumored to be widely criticized by the Windows Vista system, and until today, a large number of companies have upgraded their Windows 7 systems for two years.

Reynolds revealed that Windows 7 currently has a 25% share of the enterprise systems market, but 90% of companies plan to migrate Windows 7.

Reynolds said he is concerned about companies that have not yet begun to migrate Windows 7. As the XP lifecycle approaches, internal operations may be in chaos. Last year, Boeing plans to upgrade the desktop system of 187,000 employees to Windows 7, but the upgrade will not be completed until next year.

Reynolds revealed: "System upgrades and application commissioning usually take 12 to 14 months. ”

Microsoft provides a number of tools to help businesses upgrade Windows 7 from Windows XP. To help large companies migrate to Windows 7, Microsoft offers a number of online resources, including Microsoft TechNet Springboard series and the Application Compatibility Toolkit.

Reynolds said that there are very few companies planning to upgrade Windows 8 directly from XP. Windows 8 is expected to be available next year.