Microsoft's plans to ship the final public patches for Windows XP on April 8 could undo its hard-won reputation for security and hurt itself as much as the customers who end up with an infected XP system.
Microsoft REALLY wants you to upgrade to Windows 8.1
Data anomaly or otherwise, XP's continuing popularity poses problems for Microsoft
Reacting to criticism from customers that upgrading from Windows XP was 'impossible,' Microsoft today announced it would give away a limited migration tool to help people move to a newer operating system.
Microsoft is making a special exception in the way it retires Windows XP in China, and will continue offering security support for the OS to users in the nation.
Microsoft grossly overestimated the loyalty of those it thought were its most steadfast customers when it asked them to help get friends and family members to dump Windows XP, a corporate communications expert said.
The 12-year old Windows XP increased its market share again in February, according to the latest operating system data from Net Applications, which also shows Windows 8.1 adoption is stalling
Astute Windows users have pointed out the Achilles Heel of Microsoft's plea for help in getting customers to dump Windows XP: The lack of a smooth upgrade path to Microsoft's newest OS, Windows 8.1.
11% of organisations using Windows XP plan to switch to Linux soon, a survey conducted by Tech Pro Research shows
While clinging to the 11-year-old OS after Microsoft issues its last security patch in April is defensible, the security risks are going to keep mounting.
Departments forced to take action as millions of machines face threats
Firm looks to boost sales of devices running Windows 8.1
With just 60 days to go before the end of Windows XP support, Microsoft is asking for its tech savvy customers to try to get any family and friends who are still using Windows XP to stop
Windows XP's disappearance and Windows 8's march toward some kind of success were both put on hold in January, after a December when the former's user share plunged and the latter's swelled, a Web analytics company said.
gHacks posted a guide about protecting a Windows XP system after April 2014
With Microsoft announcing that computers using its 13 year-old XP operating system will be phased out in April this year, Camara Education are calling for these machines for donation to be used in education centres across the globe.
As Microsoft counts down toward the end of support for Windows XP on April 8, users still running the OS are getting a few more of their questions answered.
Windows 8 surged in December to end the year with almost 12% of the user share of all Windows personal computers
Microsoft today used the hoary practice of predicting next year to drive another nail into Windows XP's coffin
China says it wants Microsoft to extend support for Windows XP because that will help it in its fight to stop proliferation of pirated Microsoft software
