Windows XP RTM on August 15

NeoWin | at | by Mike

I have just got word from two independent sources that WXP will be released to manufacturing August 15-th. My nickname for it is NT V5.1. It's the NT-kernel that now has made it into the consumer space with a whole slew of add-ons, new goodies and other ways for MS to get to a subscription-model instead of just selling a box. You have to prepare that this is going to happen in the future. It's like paying for the phone or water but now it's "MS-tone". Better start preparing your budgets for that event. The other two possibilities are refuse to upgrade and freeze your environment at the level it is now, or vote with your feet and move to another platform.