dork Tech- This photo is titled ‘Bliss’, and was taken by Charles O’Rear in 1996. It’s best known as the desktop background of Microsoft’s operating system Windows XP. Released to the public on October 25, 2001, Windows XP became one of Microsoft’s most popular operating systems, and, today, the 12 year-old software is still used on 29.23% of all computers, second only to the (much newer) Windows 7.
Steam is shifting gears and will drop support for Windows XP and Windows Vista starting January 1st.
A support document from Apple drives another nail in the coffin for the original Apple TV, first introduced in 2007. On May 25, 2018, first-generation Apple TV devices will no longer be able to connect to the iTunes Store due to new security changes to be implemented by Apple. In addition to first-gen Apple TVs, any PCs running Windows XP or Windows Vista will also lose access to the most recent version of iTunes.
Microsoft is trying to protect obsolete PCs from new "WannaCrypt"-type threats.
no reason for anyone to still be on xp.
theres windows 7 and 10 that function just as well as xp does, is more up to date and much more secure with the same ease of use as xp.
Are they? As far as my circle I haven't seen anyone still using XP. But its a big world I guess that people still using XP.
I'd say most people have no need to update. The internet and MS Office 2003 all work perfectly fine for most people.
The only issue now may come with security issues.
I worked in IT in a local factory and they had many PC's running on the factory floor using XP. They are only used to run a simple configuration application for their product. Places like this have no need to upgrade.
Alot of people have them because of the times. I work in it and when XP came out the economy was booming but now people are trying to save money. A lot of our small we customers have run there XP pc's until they have broken and been forced to upgrade but now the economy is picking up and XP is being dropped by Microsoft companys are looking to upgrade.
because xp still enables all the things you generally use a PC for i should think. It runs word, excel and outlook, lets you to go on internet/shop, use skype, play films/music, download stuff, do your banking, play games.
We, the consumers are probably idiots...