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

[HunterICX]

Originally Posted by Neal Stevens

Yeah, for many, many work computers, XP is 100% good enough, so why upgrade? Interesting dilemma for the PC industry....

All you expect for your Work PC to do is that it works....nothing more nothing less.
heck we still use XP at work and don't see any valid reason why it should be upgraded to a newer OS.

The only reason I personally upgraded to Win 7 was due that it could take advantage of the newer hardware in my gaming rig.

Besides that I really don't expect more of an OS then that it just works and runs the stuff I play these days and takes advantage of the latest hardware, heck count me on the side of people that just cared that my mobile phone has the ability to call and preferably that it is an flip one.

[Herr-Berbunch]

We've still got XP on about 30% of our PCs, and it's still being supported by M$ until this April. But the NHS has paid a huge sum to get that extra year. Those PCs are being replaced or upgraded the very the next month.

[Eichhörnchen]

It's maybe like having two cars for me: my Windows 8 laptop is the fast sports coupe which can be in turns exhilarating and frustrating; the sturdy old desktop handles all the day-to-day stuff but still does a sterling job on games up to about year 2007, and I'll hate to see it go.

[Jimbuna]

Originally Posted by HunterICX

All you expect for your Work PC to do is that it works....nothing more nothing less.
heck we still use XP at work and don't see any valid reason why it should be upgraded to a newer OS.

The only reason I personally upgraded to Win 7 was due that it could take advantage of the newer hardware in my gaming rig.

Besides that I really don't expect more of an OS then that it just works and runs the stuff I play these days and takes advantage of the latest hardware, heck count me on the side of people that just cared that my mobile phone has the ability to call and preferably that it is an flip one.

I'm with you on that Wim....W7 for the gaming and hardware aspect and a mobile that will send and receive

[Onkel Neal]

http://www.cnet.com/news/windows-xp-...-in-no-2-spot/

Windows XP continues its descent among desktop operating systems, though it's far from dead and buried.

Looking at the overall Web traffic for desktop operating systems across the globe, Net Applications gave XP a 16.9 percent share for the month of March, a hefty drop from the 19.1 percent recorded in February.

Though XP's grip on the market continues to loosen, it remains the No. 2 most-used operating system based on Net Application's Web stats, beating Windows 8 and 8.1 and their collective share of 14 percent. Windows 8.1 took the third spot with a 10.5 percent share, leaving Windows 8 in fifth place with just 3.5 percent.

[Jimbuna]

Windows 7 holds the top spot, with a share of 58 percent.

Still way out in front.

[Onkel Neal]

And speaking of XP... I got a network adaptor, wireless keyboard and mouse and pulled my old gaming desktop out of storage. I'm back!

[ReallyDedPoet]

Originally Posted by Neal Stevens

And speaking of XP... I got a network adaptor, wireless keyboard and mouse and pulled my old gaming desktop out of storage. I'm back!