>>>>Microsoft has announced that all support for Windows XP will end April 8.
>>>>
>>>>http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/end-support-help
>>>>
>>>>http://www.computerweekly.com/news/2240181208/What-to-do-next-Windows-XP-end-of-support
>>>
>>>Hardly announced. They've been saying this for years. They extended XP support well beyond their normal range.
>>>
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>>I didn't mean it was unexpected. I was mainly having a little fun with it.
>>
>>Was there a formal announcement before this one? If so I missed it. If not, a month is a mighty short window considering XP still runs on 30% of corporate desktops.
>
>From 2012: http://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/news/article.cfm?c_id=3&objectid=10819130
>

Thanks. Google let me down! It didn't turn up the NZ article, at least not near the top.