On April 8th this year Microsoft finally ceased support for Windows XP leaving thousands of businesses with legacy hardware vulnerable to attack as new exploits were discovered and no longer fixed.
First released for retail sale on 25th October 2001, Windows XP was received positively with improved performance and a more intuitive user interface. Sales were impressive with at least 400 million copies sold globally within its first five years of availability and according to data generated by Net Applications, Windows XP was the most widely used operating system up to August 2012 until it was finally overtaken by Windows 7.
And, for once, some of what it can do looks genuinely useful.
Microsoft is laying off more employees, a new round after they cut thousands last year. It seems like many big tech companies are doing the same.
Amidst the AI frenzy of 2023, major players like Google, Microsoft, and Meta are in the spotlight, launching their own generative AI systems.
