Windows XP seems to be the operating system that just won’t die.

No matter how many times Microsoft may try to kill off Windows XP so that Windows Vista can be the sole operating system, it just never quite seems to take off.  According to Channel Web, manufacturers originally were going to be out of time to sell the older system as of January 31st, 2009.  Under the new scheme, computer builders must submit sales forcasts by December 31st, 2008 for what they expect to sell through May 30th, 2009.  They will only take delivery on the software licenses as the systems are actually sold, so they won’t be sititng on large inventories.

This is yet another sign that Windows Vista is just not all it was promised to be, and that many buyers, myself included, are simply skipping this iteration of the operating system.  All we can hope for is that Windows 7 will live up to expectations and not be the disaster Vista was.  Why Microsoft insists on killing off XP before Windows 7 ships is beyond me because it is obviously what consumers want, but this isn’t the first time that the company has made no sense.

Windows 7 is expected anywhere from mid-2009 to early 2010 for release.