Whilst Microsoft tells the world that XP is dead and Vista is the only available OS for new PC builds, Dell have confirmed that they will continue to supply XP to those who want it. What’s incredibly interesting about this story is not that XP will be available, but that Microsoft Vista numbers will benefit from the Sales.

Gizmodo reports: Dell will take advantage of a licensing option in Vista Business and Vista Ultimate that lets PC makers provide XP under the Vista license, which Microsoft calls a “downgrade” license. (Enterprises with site licenses have these same rights with any version of Vista.) In essence, the user is buying a Vista license that it can apply to XP, and Microsoft can still claim a Vista sale.

An interesting devlopment it is and I will be keeping a pretty close eye on vista figures for the coming months.