Microsoft has again decided to let Windows XP operating system live a little longer. This time, the software maker has given the OS a reprieve in order to sell preloaded versions of Windows XP Home Edition in ultra-low cost PCs. A relatively new and increasingly popular class of mobile computers, ultra-low-cost PCs offer first-time PC buyers and consumers interested in a second or third PC at home an inexpensive, low-power alternative to standard PCs.
XP to Live On in Cheap PCs
Posted by: Walaika Haskins April 4, 2008 02:15 PMMicrosoft has again decided to let Windows XP operating system live a little longer. This time, the software maker has given the OS a reprieve in order to sell preloaded versions of Windows XP Home Edition in ultra-low cost PCs. A relatively new and increasingly popular class of mobile computers, ultra-low-cost PCs offer first-time PC buyers and consumers interested in a second or third PC at home an inexpensive, low-power alternative to standard PCs.