Microsoft announced that it has moved back the final availability date for their XP operating system to May 31, 2009.  The last date on which PC builders and distributors could sell machines with XP was originally set for July 31, 2009, then pushed back until January 31, 2009, and it has now been extended until May 31, 2009.

The extension is undoubtedly an answer to the highly unfavorable consumer response to Windows Vista. Due to a myriad of problems with Vista, many PC owners have chosen to stay with XP rather than risk “upgrading” to Vista.

With Windows 7 set to be released sometime in early 2010, the extension of XP’s availability might signal that Microsoft is beginning to give up on Vista and searching for stop-gap solutions to stem the bleeding until Windows 7 hits the shelves.

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