Microsoft stops selling Windows XP

Despite pleas to the contrary from users worldwide, Windows XP saddled up on the mule, and began a slow, slow walk into the setting sun today.

June 30th was the extended, extended, and extended again final drop-dead date for Microsoft to stop selling Windows XP. Microsoft has said they will provide support for the world's most widely deployed OS "until 2014".

So, I guess this is it: so long, Windows XP...

I know we had our differences, and you never really forgave me for relegating you to simple "gaming duty" after making my primary systems Mac OS X. But that was years ago, and you really should have gotten over it by now.

Good news is, you'll still be around for a long time. I think we'll spend many more evenings together, but I want to keep you pure. To that end, you've lost your internet privileges - you seem to catch every little thing that comes your way.

What a tramp!