Microsoft solution providers say the company's decision to make it easier for distributors to keep Windows XP in stock after the Jan. 31, 2009, deadline is a channel-friendly move that will allow them to continue keeping their customers happy. Distributors love the program because it lets them avoid sitting on a mountain of XP inventory for months, which is the scenario many envisioned would unfold after the Jan. 31 deadline for system builders to sell PCs with XP pre-installed.

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