Microsoft extends XP support
Tokyo - Microsoft Corp will extend the free support period for its Windows XP Home Edition until after 2010 in response to consumer appeals, a report said on Wednesday.
Microsoft has originally planned to end its support service in late January 2009 as it prepares the global launch of the Windows Vista next-generation operating system for personal computers next Tuesday.
But Darren Huston, president of Microsoft’s Japan unit, said there had been requests from consumers, especially in Japan, for a longer support period.
“It is going to be significantly extended” he said in an interview with Kyodo News. “When I say significantly, it’s more than 1 year.”
An official announcement will be made on Thursday, the report said.








