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		frozenport on Sept 18, 2013 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Will Microsoft turn off the Windows XP activation ... "The end of Windows XP support will not affect activation, but rather security updates and phone/online technical support." has been said many times for the last few years. I agree that this is a low quality blog post.

comex on Sept 18, 2013 [–]

It may have been said many times, but the linked thread itself does not contain any official statements and is not particularly conclusive.

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