SG News: Microsoft again extends Windows XP drop-dead date

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Microsoft Corp. has once again extended an impending deadline for Windows XP's demise, the company confirmed today.System builders, the smaller shops and computer dealers that build PCs to order, will now be able to obtain Windows XP Professional licenses through at least May 30, and likely long after, according to a Microsoft spokeswoman. Previously, Microsoft had set Jan. 31 as its deadline for selling new XP licensees to the distributors that supply system builders."Microsoft is making ...

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