From itbusiness.ca: Microsoft has kicked off what it calls a “two-year countdown” to the death of Windows XP and the Office 2003 productivity suite. Separately, Microsoft announced that Windows Vista, the problem-plagued operating system that never really took hold among customers, exited mainstream support on April 10. In a product’s extended support phase, Microsoft provides security…

From ZDnet: This morning, Microsoft officially took the wraps off of Windows 8, unveiling its radically revised new operating system in front af an audience of software developers. If you think you know what to expect from Windows 8, just wait till you get your hands on it. I stayed up far too late last…