This one’s for us, the loyal users of Windows XP.

Almost as a tradition, Microsoft pulls an operating system off the market six months after the release of a newer version. But Windows XP continues to be an undying OS for almost two years now after the release of Vista.

For the third time after the release of Vista last January 2007, Microsoft extended Windows XP’s life by granting system builders a “flexible” delivery date beyond the officially declared phase-out deadline on the 31st of January, 2009.

While the end of January remains a cut-off date for PC vendors to purchase licenses, they can still take delivery of those licenses through May 30, 2009. That means that customers may still purchase Windows XP machines up through June.

Rumors say that that would coincide with the release of Windows 7, the successor to Windows Vista. While Microsoft has already declared that Windows 7 will ship in early 2010, many indications pointed out that Windows 7 will be shipped in early June 2009.

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