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Set Your Watches For the End of Windows XP

Posted by timothy on from the why-don't-they-just-apt-get-the-next-version? dept.

An anonymous reader writes "In one year today exactly, Microsoft will shut down support for Windows XP. The deadline will prove a challenge for many of Australia's largest users of IT, all struggling to migrate to new Microsoft environments." Net Applications' chart of current OS market share figures shows XP only slightly behind Windows 7, even now.

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  1. Macs by jones_supa · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    As Microsoft trumps on with its Modern UI strategy, I expect Macs to increase in popularity among those who still respect a classic desktop experience.