No special treatment for China on XP, patches end April 8 in the PRC, too

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http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9246737/No_special_treatment_for_China_on_XP_patches_end_April_8_in_the_PRC_too

By Gregg Keizer
Computerworld
March 3, 2014

Microsoft today said it has not changed the end-of-support policy for 
Windows XP users in China, and will still cut off those customers -- as it 
will others around the world -- from security patches after April 8.

"Nothing has changed regarding Windows XP support," a Microsoft 
spokeswoman said in an email reply to questions.

Earlier today, a story by the IDG News Service, which is operated by IDG, 
the parent company of Computerworld, reported that Microsoft's China arm 
had announced some Windows XP security-related news.

Essentially, Microsoft said it was working with several Chinese antivirus 
(AV) vendors to continue security software support of XP, and to provide 
signature updates -- the "fingerprints" of newly-discovered malware that 
makes it possible for an AV engine to detect and block those threats -- 
for that software.

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