Future of XP Professional x64

[Guest Chuck Walbourn [MSFT]]

Re: Future of XP Professional x64

 

> So why is XP Home eligible for extended support until 2014 and Vista

> Ultimate is not eligible usfor extended support at all?

> http://support.microsoft.com/lifecycle/?p1=3221

 

As I said, I personally agree that Windows Vista Ultimate being categorized

as only a 'Consumer' product and not also as 'Business' product is odd.

 

I believe "XP Home" only has an "extended date" because (a) it was

grandfathered in under the old lifecycle policy where this 'consumer' vs.

'business' distinction was not present and (b) because while "XP Home" was

aimed at consumers, the "Corporate" vs "Consumer" edition sales focus was

not there in XP's lifecycle.

 

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[Guest Jane C]

Re: Future of XP Professional x64

 

Hi Chuck,

 

See:

 

http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2007/jan07/01-24ExtendedSupportWindowsMA.mspx

 

 

 

 

"Chuck Walbourn [MSFT]" <chuckw@online.microsoft.com> wrote in message

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>> So why is XP Home eligible for extended support until 2014 and Vista

>> Ultimate is not eligible usfor extended support at all?

>> http://support.microsoft.com/lifecycle/?p1=3221

>

> As I said, I personally agree that Windows Vista Ultimate being

> categorized as only a 'Consumer' product and not also as 'Business'

> product is odd.

>

> I believe "XP Home" only has an "extended date" because (a) it was

> grandfathered in under the old lifecycle policy where this 'consumer' vs.

> 'business' distinction was not present and (b) because while "XP Home" was

> aimed at consumers, the "Corporate" vs "Consumer" edition sales focus was

> not there in XP's lifecycle.

>

> --

> -Chuck Walbourn

> SDE, XNA Developer Connection

>

> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warrenties, and confers no

> rights.

 

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[Guest Jane C]

Re: Future of XP Professional x64

 

Chuck,

 

It makes absolutely no sense that support was extended for XP Home, but is

absent for Vista Ultimate.

 

Not all business users have SA/VL agreements. So if they are using

Ultimate, they will get left out of the loop just as home users will.

 

Day by day, it would appear that Ultimate is certainly not living up to

expectation.

 

I do agree wholeheartedly with Colin on this issue.

 

 

"Chuck Walbourn [MSFT]" <chuckw@online.microsoft.com> wrote in message

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> "Extended support" basically means "Corporate cusomers can buy support

> from Microsoft after 5 years if they still want to use it with MS

> support". If you are an individual, then it rarely matters except you get

> the side benefit of any publicly released security fixes and can call up

> for paid support, although the triage bar for getting anything 'fixed' in

> the product is extremely high.

>

> The purchase price of Windows Vista doesn't include "extended support".

> "Extended support" is something that gets paid for by these Premium and

> Volume Licensing support contracts, and per-incident paid support fees.

>

> --

> -Chuck Walbourn

> SDE, XNA Developer Connection

>

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> rights.

 

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[Guest Colin Barnhorst]

Re: Future of XP Professional x64

 

As Jane has pointed out the XP consumer editions were added just a year ago.

 

Its this sort of slicing and dicing in the EULAs that makes me hope that

there is only ONE Windows 7 client. One with roles like Server instead of

editions like XP and Vista (leaving aside that there are editions of Server

too). I have no doubt that the devs at MS would like to see thier products

used by everyone and not just available in some skus but not others. After

all, they have worked very hard on their products and are justly proud of

them.

 

Thank you for your responses and obvious concern about our feelings on this

issue. I hope you can convey our concern successfully to wherever it needs

to go. Thanks!

 

"Chuck Walbourn [MSFT]" <chuckw@online.microsoft.com> wrote in message

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>> So why is XP Home eligible for extended support until 2014 and Vista

>> Ultimate is not eligible usfor extended support at all?

>> http://support.microsoft.com/lifecycle/?p1=3221

>

> As I said, I personally agree that Windows Vista Ultimate being

> categorized as only a 'Consumer' product and not also as 'Business'

> product is odd.

>

> I believe "XP Home" only has an "extended date" because (a) it was

> grandfathered in under the old lifecycle policy where this 'consumer' vs.

> 'business' distinction was not present and (b) because while "XP Home" was

> aimed at consumers, the "Corporate" vs "Consumer" edition sales focus was

> not there in XP's lifecycle.

>

> --

> -Chuck Walbourn

> SDE, XNA Developer Connection

>

> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warrenties, and confers no

> rights.