XP – that stable, reliable operating system we have pretty much gotten used to – is going to be killed off in 73 days time, on 30th June. Windows users will then only have the choice of “upgrading” to Vista, an OS which has proved troublesome for pretty much all its users. You can sign the online petition to ask Microsoft to keep XP alive here. There are 153,000 so far.

[Update 25th April] Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer has announced that if customers want XP Microsoft will keep offering it. According to CNet Ballmer added that no customers were asking for the OS to be reprieved “so far”.