[OPLINTECH] XP end of support plans?

[Dan Will]

We have not held out for anything. We jumped head first into Vista. Of the
50 odd computers that we have for staff & patrons 11 pcs & 2 laptops are all
that are running XP. The only reason for that is, these boxes are not
capable of running Vista (& they get replaced this year). We have had few
problems. As far as patrons using Vista goes, we use SteadyState 2.5 &
patrons don't seem to even notice or care what they use as long as they can
get to Facebook, Twitter, & MySpace.  I'm am personally running the Windows
7 beta & if Windows 7 RTM is have as good I'll be happy to upgrade them all
to Win 7. 

Dan Will
Technology Supervisor
Meigs County District Public Library
willda at oplin.org
740.992.5813
740.992.6140 (fax)


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Fiction has to make sense.
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-----Original Message-----
From: oplintech-bounces at oplin.org [mailto:oplintech-bounces at oplin.org] On
Behalf Of shivelri at oplin.org
Sent: Tuesday, April 07, 2009 2:56 PM
To: oplintech at oplin.org
Subject: [OPLINTECH] XP end of support plans?

Hello all,

I am curious as to how other libraries are handling the end of support of
Windows XP?

Are you upgrading to Vista? Holding out for Windows 7? Or are you looking
into switching into the GPL line of OS's like Linux?

Interestingly as I studied the lifecycle plan as released by Microsoft (link
provided below), I noticed that Microsoft only supports software for 5 years
or 2 years after its successor product is released, which ever is longer
(consumer products). Therefore if Windows 7 releases as rumored this year
support for Vista could be knocked off as soon as January 2012 (Jan 2007 +
5). Where with the same expectations for W7 releasing this year would mean
support until at least 2014 (2009 +5). 
Just some food for thought.


http://support.microsoft.com/lifecycle/?LN=en-gb&x=16&y=12&C2=1173

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