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Time To Dump XP?

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the wasn't-that-ship-date dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Gartner is saying it's time to plan your migration now (if you havent already done it). I for one know my company still has loads of users still on XP, citing training costs (time and money) rather than software license fees. Is my company alone in wanting to stay in the 1990s or is Windows 7 the way forward?"

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  1. Hai guyz, was XP released in the 90's??? by axl917 · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    Seriously, half* of the responses so far are of the "OMG n00b it was 2001!!!" variety. Let's try some honest responses rather than nerd-raging over OS release dates...

    * If someone actually scurries off analyzes the exact percentage to see if I'm right nor not, I'll facepalm mightily.

  2. the big deal by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    What the big deal is, is that there are millions of WAY overpaid western nation office workers who don't even come close to being deserving of their pay based on a global economy anymore. That they are incapable of having enough self drive and initiative to be able to transition from one operating system to another without this being some huge hassle is proof enough. Let them go bankrupt and unemployed and watch their jobs go overseas, then they might learn to spend a little entertainment time into learning some new skills..that aren't that much different from their old alleged "office skills".

  3. Re:Not only... by kenh · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Let me guess, you aren't in the IT department, are you? How large is your organization? How many folks are working in IT? I suspect they are starving the IT department to keep the company afloat,and WinXP SP2 and IE6 may be the most recent they can get from MS - you may not have software that passes Microsoft Genuine Advantage, making IE8 (or maybe even IE7) and SP3 unavailable to you...

    --
    Ken
  4. Windows XP is actually kinda good by blind+biker · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    You know, opinions are like hemorrhoids - every asshole has one. In that vein (pun intended/not), I say Windows XP is great, and for me it's XP all the way.

    Do I get a "+3 insightful" just for stating my opinion?

    --
    "The agriculture ministry is not in charge of Gundam" - Japanese ministry official.
  5. Re:XP is the 90's? by Shuh · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Could have sworn that XP was not available before Windows 2000 -- but what do I know...

    True. But after 10 years of OS X, XP looks like something from the 90's.