Microsoft does not expect many people to abandon Windows XP after support Ends

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DESPITE THE CUTOFF of support for Windows XP being less than two weeks away, there is no sign of any last-minute move away from the obsolescent release, according to Microsoft.
There are millions of PCs online still running Windows XP, despite Microsoft's repeated efforts to urge businesses and individuals away from it and onto a later release.
 
"We're not seeing a stampede," he revealed. "Many organisations will have looked at this from a 'T-minus' perspective and are probably now seeing their plans come together. People have to deal with contingencies and the realities that brings."
 
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I think most people who still use Windows XP will continue to use XP because they are too poor for a new computer with either Windows 7 or Windows 8.1 on it, and many people don't want to learn how to use Windows 8.1. Windows Vista may also have damage the reputation of Windows 7, and 8.1 which made many XP fans think Windows XP is the last good version of Windows, and all version from Vista, 7, and 8.1 are not very good compared to XP which is known to be fast, reliable, and easy to use.
 
Plus, a lot of people still have a lot of older games, software, and files which may not work on Windows 7-8.1.
 
I used XP for many years, but Windows 7 64 bit Pro kicks its butt IMO.  I have no regrets in upgrading.  Course I had the money from my disability back time, and bought a brand new PC.  But worth it? Hell yeah!
 
I agree, Windows 7 Pro 64bit is a good operating system for newer computers. I decided to use Windows 7 Home Premium on a older computer with only 1GB of RAM because I thought it would be faster than Windows Vista on the old PC. Windows 7 on 1GB of RAM was not much faster compared to Vista.

I think a lot of people in the future who upgrade their old XP PC to Windows 7-8.1 will also have slow down problems because of a slow CPU, 512MB-1GB of RAM, and an older video card.
 
Most people don't want to "upgrade" to newer versions of Windows because they see no point. And really there isn't aside from microsoft cutting off update support. I mean microsoft stopping updates isn't magically going to break XP and stop it from functioning. (At least not without some code being inserted... And even then determined people will find ways to override that.)

Upgrading an OS can be a fair bit of work and if you don't know what you're doing it's even worse. Plus there's no telling how many programs won't work after an update. (Some programs don't deal well in newer versions of windows. Because new "security" aspects interfere with the normal operation.) So I can understand why some people wouldn't risk updating if it means putting their files and programs at risk.
Furthermore skipping generations of software makes things even more complicated. (Since you can migrate from XP to vista relatively easy... But you can't so easily go from XP to 7 or 8.)

And for someone who has a computer that they only use offline then it really doesn't matter if they have any of the service packs or updates because the chance of their system getting infected is extremely slim. It ultimately doesn't matter because their system isn't going to easily be infected nor if it ever did would it be a threat (an isolated system that's not connected to the internet isn't going to cause problems for other users).

Even if they go online and have all the latest updates/patches, with a proper anti-virus and firewall it can help cover the lack of support from microsoft (at least in terms of some vulnerabilities).
 
I have 16GB of RAM and a top of the line CPU so it made sense for me to upgrade to Windows 7...
 
Most companies that use XP don't use it because they can't afford anything better, they use it because it's the most secure. My school buys computers with windows 7 or 8 on them and then downgrades them to xp. My mom was forced to use xp for work as well. I think this explains why so many still use it, and its no surprise this isn't making people switch.
 
I can see no bigger cry for them to keep support going or bring XP to the modern age and yet they do nothing with it. Idiots.
 
I agree, it is a shame Windows stop supporting Windows XP in the modern age. I also think Windows XP is one of the most safe/secure operating system in my experience when combined with a good antivirus like Avast, firewall like Comodo, and Antimalware software like Malewarebytes.Using a regular user account for browsing the web, and office work instead of an administrator account also makes the chance of geting infected by a virus, spyware, and malware lower.

Also, not using Internet Explorer for browsing the web is safer since Firefox, Opera, and Chrome are safer web browsers in my experience.

XP is also pretty quick to re-install on a hard drive compared to Windows 7-8, so a lot of companies may want to stick to XP because it's install size is only a few GBs, so it takes only takes less than an hour to install XP when a computer needs its hard drive replace, or because of a Windows software related problems. I notice the System Restores in XP are more reliable than in Vista, 7, and 8 where System Restore sometimes fails to work, and getting into safemode seems easier in XP as well compared to newer operating systems.
 
I've used Firefox since version 1. lol I don't remember the last time I even opened IE.  I test my site on Firefox and Chrome...
 
I still see a lot of cash registers which still use XP when I pay for my stuff. My local banks still use XP when I deposit money into my Bank account. Schools, Internet Cafes, and libraries still use XP. I think public computers use XP because it is the operating system which most people used, and know how to use.

A lot of struggling companies like newspapers, book stores, and video rental stores which plan on closing down soon, or have a high chance of closing down soon because they are having money problems most likely won't be upgrading to Windows 7, or other newer OS because they don't plan  or know if they will stay in business much longer.
 
I'd happily switch to Linux had I had not paid almost $200 for Windows 7 Pro.  Plus all my games are Windows only....
 
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