However, there are users who have old PCs, or simply do not like to change, and prefer to take risks before making the jump to a more modern version of Windows. And one of the operating systems that most retains users is Windows XP. Windows XP has been one of the best operating systems released by Microsoft. Probably even much more loved than Windows 7. This operating system saw the light of day in and lasted with support until , receiving a total of 3 Service Packs throughout its life.
This operating system has been unsupported for 6 years, although it is true that Microsoft has released an out-of-support update to cover the most critical vulnerabilities. Surely if you use this system more than once you will have seen a message that reminds you of the dangers of continuing to use it.
But, if you have ignored it, here are 5 reasons why you should change the system as soon as possible. This is the main reason why we should seriously consider abandoning XP and looking for other operating systems. If Windows is usually updated once a month, and more than vulnerabilities are fixed every month, we can imagine all the bugs that will have been discovered in the 6 years that this system has been without support. You may not be able to run the latest version of an application, not necessarily, but you will be able to run the software nevertheless.
It will be interesting to see how Microsoft will tackle the situation come Will it push out notifications to Windows XP users encouraging them to upgrade to a new version of Windows due to the end of support?
XP will have had a very long life. I think April is a definitive limit for Microsoft, I cannot imagine any arrangement, the company has insisted, is insisting on moving on that any other attitude IMO would be a renunciation.
I think the time of XP is really over, or about to be. XP was so my definitive choice that several years ago when the OS crashed I had purchased another computer with Vista already installed [against my will. They already have peace of mind with the newly-installed computers without worrying about certain issues that come with Microsoft Windows folks have YET to call me to troubleshoot any problems they may encounter with Linux as this OS practically runs itself without unnecessary complications!
I think Microsoft should seriously rethink dropping support for XP. Microsoft has prospered by providing backward compatibility, and XP was, and is, a fairly good system, deserving a better fate! They need to be practical. How old is XP? Tell me of ANY other software product that has a paid team to support a version that is over a decade old and has been superseded by 4 major versions.
Microsoft has already gone way beyond what any other software developer has done. Their long term support releases are supported for 5 years.
Even that is long in computer age. Especially when it costs Microsoft to support it. Wonder about Firefox support. XP stopped making money almost a decade ago, then stopped getting kickbacks from developers and top-tier support contracts somewhat more recently. They have no reason to continue support unless… they want to keep their long standing customer base happy. Unfortunately they have and always will be a bottom line sort of company and insist they know what makes the customer happy.
However with the reception of 8 and the patronizing way they dealt with 8. Had this happened 10 years ago they could have shrugged it off and let apple take the bite, but now, there are many more fish in the pond, some as big or bigger than Microsoft…. The amount of people still using XP may surprise you, and making the jump to 7 or 8 is a big shocker especially sticker price. As for functionality of XP versus Windows 7, there are some things similar but there are a few things that are no longer supported in Windows 7.
The Windows 7 version is pretty crappy and only displays song info as a bubble pop-up. If we turn the bubbles off then it will never be displayed. I think a lot of software co. Money, there freeware out there that works well on XP, but most co.
Never any major problems with XP. So aufwiedersehen Microsoft, and their amazing OS security holes. And their total lack of respect for their paying customers.
For addendum, I understand and observe basic computer security behavior. Am I very lucky? I noticed MS stopped supporting freshly installed XP, by not granting any updates at all. MS has made some changes, obviously, that prohibit me from successfully using Windows update. Best iPhones : Which model is right for you?
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