Microsoft to Support Windows XP Through 2014

In a surprising move this week, Microsoft has promised to extend support for Windows XP through 2014. Looking back at how long previous operating systems were supported, most assumed that support would last through 2011 at the latest.

This is a bit longer than they had originally planned but considering the late adoption of Windows Vista by business (and probably because of the many people that simply refuse to upgrade), it's not a crazy idea either.

Read more at InformationWeek.