Oh no! oh no! oh nooo! (RIP WinXP...or not?)

[STEED]

Looks like I would have had to bring forward my plan for a new PC anyway. Plan was latter this year but thanks to a hacker who is still waiting for me to cough up a large sum of money and I am laughing at you after I hear you got collared in my local rag.

Bye XP you were great

[Sailor Steve]

Originally Posted by the_tyrant

Your computer won't magically stop working.

And? So I'll keep using XP, in spite of your demand that I "let it go". I don't have much choice, do I?

Come on, honestly, XP had 13 years of support. This is probably the longest any technology product ever (without counting paid support).

And if the guy who wrote that article is right? Are the new systems substantially better? Would Microsoft be better off continuing XP support?

Apple only updates their old OSs for 2 years, and many android phones don't get a single update after release.

Is that really about improving the technology, or is it really about planned obsolescence? Is there anything wrong with the old OS, or are they just out to make make money by telling you "newer is better"?

[the_tyrant]

Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

And? So I'll keep using XP, in spite of your demand that I "let it go". I don't have much choice, do I?


And if the guy who wrote that article is right? Are the new systems substantially better? Would Microsoft be better off continuing XP support?


Is that really about improving the technology, or is it really about planned obsolescence? Is there anything wrong with the old OS, or are they just out to make make money by telling you "newer is better"?

hey, my original post was about all those guys waxing poetic about it, and the guys complaining about the "support ending too soon"

I used to work with a machine on OS/2. It was a 20 year old machine, it worked, but when I had problems, I cannot expect to call IBM for support.

it really is a business decision right, you can't expect a company to continue supporting a product that it stopped selling years ago. It comes down to the fact that Microsoft aren't willing to keep a support team on an old product anymore. Of course, if you would still like support, you can still get it, if you are willing to pay.

think about it like a warranty. The included support period has already ended, but as with most products, you can still pay for an extended one. And honestly, the XP "warranty period" is already the longest in the industry.