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Microsoft has announced that they will end most sales of Windows XP on June 30, 2008 then forcing users to shift to Vista. Instead of purchasing a computer with the new Windows Vista, many of Windows users have grown comfortable with XP and still requested the Windows XP operating system.
For that reason, InfoWorld has launched an online petition to convince Microsoft not to retire Windows XP. They called this petition as "Save Windows XP!" petition. They believe such an expensive cost, time-consuming shift with problematic benefits should not be forced on Windows users, so they have decided to rally XP users to demand that XP be kept available.



Under Microsoft’s current plans, June 30 is the last day that Microsoft will have XP available for sale as shrink-wrapped software, as well as available from computer makers as an installation option on new computers. Makers of white-box computers can sell XP until December 31. Infoworld is advocating for Microsoft to keep XP available indefinitely due to customer demand.

So far, 21,572 people (on January 16, 2008) had signed InfoWorld online petition to demand that Microsoft not stop OEM and shrinkwrapped sales of Windows XP as planned on June 30, 2008, but instead keep it available indefinitely.

If you plan to postpone upgrading to the new Microsoft Vista operating system, then sign the petition here:
Save Windows XP Petition

Is the petition enough to get Microsoft to change their minds and not discontinue Windows XP on June 20, 2008? Just wait the answer in this spring.

Below image is the count down clock to June 30, 2008. The clock is ticking: