Monday was the last day on which Windows XP will be sold as a boxed product or licensed to PC manufacturers.
It is easy, when writing on tech, to ascribe a lot of weight to the views and issues promoted by those with the loudest voices.
After a long-announced transition, 30 June marks the end of an era at Microsoft that of Windows XP.
Facing a 30 June deadline to stop selling PCs with Windows XP, the world's largest computer makers are getting creative, with Dell and HP's Australian offices staying cagey about their intentions.
Microsoft plans to add multitouch interface to Windows 7, ZDNet.com.au's sister site, CNET News.com has learned.
It's just two months until Microsoft plans to pull the plug on Windows XP arguably its best operating system to date.
Not long to wait now! To tide you over til midnight, here's a round-up of the week's Vista hype on the eve of the operating system's launch. Featuring styrofoam, flyovers and Dell.
The pressure on Redmond seems to be intensifying, following a week-long string of "Is-there-life-after-Microsoft?" headlines: Gartner declaring Windows' permanent beta status, Ballmer acknowledging StarOffice challenges in Europe, IE-only developers lamenting their futures, plus a lot of pro-Firefox coverage.
By the end of the decade, a billion people will be clicking away at computers, but generating a profit out of newly wired portions of the world is going to take a lot of work.
At the end of the day, the measure of IT isn't whether it matters or is a commodity--it's whether the people responsible for delivering an IT platform have the right goals and can execute on a strategic plan.
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