Microsoft Windows XP Dies June 30, As Planned

This article fails to note that Microsoft is actually extending the sale of XP to OEMs producting certain types of budget PCs:<p><a href="http://www.thestandard.com/news/2008/04/03/microsoft-extends-xp-through-2010-ultra-low-cost-laptops" rel="nofollow">http://www.thestandard.com/news/2008/04/03/microsoft-extends...</a><p>Potentially, this means XP will still be found in new PCs until 2010.

I am making backup for my bootleged XP right now. I know it is popular to bash MS, but XP Sp2 is pretty good OS. Vista is an god aweful overbloated OS, the number one reason I might want to think switching to a Mac or Linux on my next rig.

Though its lifespan is coming to an end, it will live on in the nightmares and therapy sessions of millions for years to come.

Will this mean the end of those annoying security updates and the nagging reminders to install them? Excellent.

I wonder what my copy will fetch on ebay after that date. (edit: legal copy, original CD)