Maximum PC: For the first time in what feels like a hundred thousand years (slight exaggeration), Windows XP's share of the desktop operating system dipped below 30 percent according to data provided by NetMarketShare, and below 20 percent if you prefer the numbers tallied by StatCounter. Regardless of which one is more accurate, what's clear is that Windows XP users are abandoning ship at an increasingly brisk pace.
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.