It's not over, Garrick. I talked to the editors at InfoWorld about this today.

This has nothing to do with the petition. InfoWorld editors were expecting MS to make this move (it's a relatively small number of machines).

However, as Galen Gruman told me, "It’s the second crack in the wall, the first being the decision to keep XP available in the Third World for 10 more years. An extension on the XP end-of-sales date will be their next move, probably right before June 30." The extension of the end-of-sales date is what the petition is ultimately after.

That would show success, not the announcement today. It stays open until closing, or MS publicly changes their mind. I went to InfoWorld directly to make sure about this, as it is their petition.

This prediction was slated to close and be judged on June 16, not June 30, so there may not be enough time here if Galen is right.