Contrary to all the blog buzz, Microsoft hasn"t extended OEM Windows XP "downgrade" licensing by another six months. What Microsoft has done is agree to provide OEMs with Windows XP media until June 30. Surely, somebody will accuse me of playing semantics. Not so. It"s called accuracy in reporting, and pretty much everybody has it wrong.
The blogosphere buzzed with excitement, ridicule and accusation over the weekend about the rumored extension. Seems like anybody and everybody wagged the "We told you that Vista sucks" finger at Microsoft. I don"t doubt that several OEMs want to continue offering Windows XP after Jan. 31, but they didn"t need any extension to do it.