Microsoft urges users to upgrade from 12-year-old Windows XP
By Adam GreenburgOctober 30, 2013
Good
old XP. In my former work at a large semi-conductor company, we were
still using XP on all our desktops. My old company is not alone. 64%
of all enterprise level companies still are using XP. 52% of medium
and 61% of small companies still are using XP. It got the job done
and was light on system resources. But as of April 8, 2014 Microsoft
will no longer provide security updates for XP SP3. It already has
stopped supporting SP1 and SP2. Microsoft is urging users to upgrade
to newer operating systems. This is easier said then done. Many are
so many legacy computers and applications out there that need XP. XP
has about a six times higher malware rate than Windows 8. When
Microsoft ended its support for XP SP2, its infection rate
skyrocketed 66% above XP SP3. Once XP is no longer supported, any new
security hole found will remain open forever. This is a serious
problem given how popular XP still is.
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