The campaign to save Windows XP

Your one-stop shop for InfoWorld's coverage of the "Save XP" campaign and the issues surrounding the migration to Windows Vista.

A year after Windows XP's death, users keep it alive and kicking
Despite Microsoft's insinuations, the numbers show that Vista's adoption has been poor. But is it time to look forward to Windows 7? ...

Microsoft gives OEMs XP downgrade disks for 6 more months
Microsoft will provide hardware partners with media to let their customers downgrade from Windows Vista to Windows XP for six months longer than it originally planned, the company confirmed Friday. ...

Feature:
A requiem for Windows XP
Today, we bid adieu to Windows XP. Despite an outpouring of demand -- including more than 210,000 people who signed InfoWorld's "Save XP" petition, Microsoft held firm and yesterday discontinued sales of XP in most cases. Sure, any copies of XP in use will continue to run, so the venerable operating system isn't leaving us entirely. ...

News:
Where you can still get Windows XP
Except for whatever copies of Windows are still on store shelves or installed on computers sitting on store shelves, you can no longer buy Windows XP after today. But you can still get XP for new computers, if you're willing to jump through some hurdles. Here is InfoWorld's guide to getting XP now that new licenses are no longer generally available. ...

Editor's Blog:
The final plea to save Windows XP
Last Friday, we FedEx'd the Save Windows XP petition to Steve Ballmer. I have to say that sliding the memory stick into the envelope was an emotional experience: More than 210,000 users have made their voices heard to the world's largest software corporation. I think there's still a slim chance that Microsoft will change its mind about making XP available after today, particularly if we get more major media pickup and another wave of signatures today. Meanwhile, here's the full text of the cover letter I sent along with the petition. ...

Editorial:
Keep Windows XP alive!
The latest reports from Microsoft do not bode well for Windows XP. In advance of the June 30 deadline -- beyond which Microsoft said months ago that it would no longer license Windows XP through most sales channels -- senior vice president Bill Veghte confirmed that the company would halt shipment of boxed copies to retailers and cease licensing of XP to hardware vendors (with some exceptions) after the end of this month. But at InfoWorld, where we've been running a Save Windows XP petition campaign since January 2 of this year, we figure a deadline is a deadline. You still have time to make your voice heard and convince Microsoft to see reason. ...

Tech's Bottom Line blog:
Businesses saying a stronger no to Vista
Hardware costs, driver problems, application incompatibilities, and more -- you've heard the litany of complaints about Windows Vista before, but perhaps you thought IT would roll over and move to Microsoft's new OS as Microsoft expects. You'd be wrong: IT is not moving to Vista, at least not in the numbers the software giant had hoped. ...