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Microsoft Windows XPs Life Cycle XPs Introduction Windows XP is an operating system produced by Microsoft for use on personalcomputers, including home and business desktops, laptops, and media centers. Firstreleased to computer manufacturers on August 24, 2001, it was the most popular

version of Windows, based on installed user base. The name "XP" is short for "eXPerience."

Windows XP, the successor to Windows 2000 and Windows Me, was the firstconsumer-oriented operating system produced by Microsoft to be built onthe Windows NT kernel. Windows XP was released for retail sale on October 25,2001, and over 400 million copies were in use in January 2006. Microsoft stoppedselling Windows XP from June 30, 2008.

Some common editions of XP operating system were Windows XP Home Edition, andWindows XP Professional, and Windows XP Media Center Edition. Windows XPTablet PC Edition was designed to run using the Tablet PC platform.

Windows XP one of the most stable and efficient windows to date was programmed inC and C++ languages. Windows XP had a rather enhanced Graphic user interfacewhich made in more user-friendly the main reason for its huge success

The Product Life Cycle Developmental stage

Development of Windows XP started in 1999 in the form of Windows Neptuneand the project was code named whistler. Windows XP was developed for 18 months,

from December 1999 to August 2001, and was released on October 25, 2001.Windows XP was developed as a Windows that combined the functionality of Windows 98 and security of windows NT. Based on NT kernel it was the firstoperating system that was user friendly well as extremely stable. Windows XP wasdesigned with high networking capabilities.

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Introduction stage

Windows XP was released to critical acclaim on October 25, 2001. It was the firstoperating system to be released in many different versions to suit the functionality of

its users. During its introducing XP was positively received and went on to becomethe highest used Operating systems ever. At that time it was one of its kind operatingsystem having very little competition to its functionality and user friendliness. XPintroduced as a beta release to a limited number of customers to see their responsesand work on any flaws that are found.

Growth stage

BY mid-2002 Windows XP had established itself as one of the best, most stable andadvanced product at that time. Its user friendliness made it the first choice for almost

all home users with little know howabout the computer. XPs sales continued to growall throughout the 2002-03 reaching a huge 17 million sales. In 2004-05 the sales for XP reached a new high as almost all the people started to shift to XP from their oldwindows. During this time XP Service Packs 1 and 2 were released that gave thealready secure and stable windows even more stability and security.

Maturity StageThroughout the 2006-07 until the released of vista and even after that the sales of XPremained constant. In 2006 XP became the highest selling windows. At that timearound 400 million copies of XP were in use. Microsoft announced a 3rd service packknown as XP service pack 3 for the XP windows but the sales growth had declined bythen and XP was holding onto the market share it has created for itself all these pastyears.

Decline stageIt was the release of Windows vista and Windows 7 combined that has led to a recentdecline in the use of windows XP. Though vista could not overcome XP sales the

windows 7s huge success and critical reception has indeed overpowered windows XP.Windows XP still the largest market shareholder of operating systems is rapidlylosing its share to windows 7 and marketer are predicting that XP will lose its entiremarket share by end of 2013.