Windows XP SP3 released!

Microsoft has released XP SP3 to manufacturers, beginning the slow process of getting the last service pack for the OS out the door and onto consumers' PCs. The main new features are the addition of Network Access Protection and some other Windows 2008 features, as well as some minor performance benefits. The full details of the release notes can be read here.

This is the last bug push for XP, with Vista set to be the only option after June 30th (except for lower powered systems like the Asus eeee) and then Windows 7 rumored to be in the pipeline for 2009, though I don't trust that rumor at all.