Windows XPired
Windows XP is now retired. Now what?
Monday, July 7, 2008 by VistArtXPosed | Discussion: Windows XP
As we all know, June 30th was the last day to purchase a copy of Microsoft Windows XP. But why did they stop selling it so soon? Windows XP was a favorite OS among most PC users. I still believe that the majority of PC users run XP today. (I still run XP, [and Vista]). I have to agree that XP is much faster than Vista, under certain scenarios. And with the right software, XP can become more secure than Vista.
Are we forced into running Vista or will PCs users convert to Mac or Linux? What will be the future of PCs without XP? Will Windows 7 be good enough to qualify as an "XP Replacement"?
Please feel free to share your thoughts. It would be appreciated.
Reply #2 Monday, July 7, 2008 4:50 PM
This makes me wonder...why are people so resistant to change?
Reply #3 Monday, July 7, 2008 4:53 PM
+1
Reply #4 Monday, July 7, 2008 5:04 PM
By the time Windows 7 arrives...XP would be where Windows 98 is today. And Vista would be where XP is today. And Windows 7 will be where Vista is today

Reply #5 Monday, July 7, 2008 5:08 PM
In the gutter? I hope not.

Reply #6 Monday, July 7, 2008 5:09 PM
> Bonsoir *TLM*
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> http://micro.lemondeinformatique.fr/actualites/lire-microsoft-supportera-xp-jusqu-en-2014-2209.html
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> Dans ce cas, on a le temps de voir venir !
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> --
> Cordialement
> GREENHORN
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Rassurez vous il n'arrêtera pas de fonctionner en 2014.
Didier MVP
==> don't be afraid, it won't be stopped in 2014
Reply #7 Monday, July 7, 2008 5:10 PM

Reply #8 Monday, July 7, 2008 5:14 PM
With Vista all I needed was a good AV,it must have come with the 'right' software already.
Tube type amps sound better than solid state,LP's have better sound dynamics than a CD.Beta was superior to VHS.They got replaced.(yes,I'm that old)

Something will replace XP.We're expected to "forget" the way things were.
As for me, I'd just like the future to be easier,faster,safer and cheaper.What OS I go there with isn't that important.

Reply #9 Monday, July 7, 2008 5:21 PM
I still have a beta player and believe it or not, it still works. I keep it around for the grand kids to use.
Reply #11 Monday, July 7, 2008 5:43 PM
While this may or may not be true, Vista does suck in many ways. The only thing I like about Vista is that it is pretty. And we all know we can make XP just as pretty as Vista! Vista reminds me of when MS released ME, It just wasn't ready. Vista is not ready for the public. My biggest peeve with Vista is that you are never really an admin. There are some things on a Vista PC that you just cannot access, no matter what. I have had some training in the computer field and only lack my A++ exam. I should be able to access ANYTHING on my computer! After all, it is mine.
Reply #12 Monday, July 7, 2008 5:44 PM
Where Vista belongs. lol
Reply #13 Monday, July 7, 2008 6:04 PM
Reply #14 Monday, July 7, 2008 6:04 PM
Microsoft's page on Windows XP's future.
Reply #15 Monday, July 7, 2008 6:24 PM
EXTENDED WINDOWS
Microsoft has again extended the life of Windows XP by allowing it to be supplied on budget desktop PCs. The operating system was due to be axed on 30 June 2008 but was reprived to stop rival operating systems moving into budget markets where PCs are too slow to run Windows Vista. This move comes a month after Microsoft allowed Windows XP to be included on ultra-mobile laptops until 2010.
The publisher (Future Publications Limited) is apparently the only one licensed to put out an official magazine for Windows. I haven't gone to the Microsoft site to try and verify the info.
I guess you take this and put it with the recent Windows 7 news releases and start trying to figure out what just is Microsoft up to.

EDIT: Maybe I was a little slow here with this reply and maybe the right hand doesn't know what the left is doing at Microsoft.

Reply #16 Monday, July 7, 2008 6:44 PM
Good grief! How cheap would that be? $49.95? I only paid $299+tax for this new HP w/o monitor with an AMD64,120Gb HDD and DVD with Lightscribe.Oh yeah,and Vista Home Basic.
Buy the software,get the PC free!

Reply #17 Monday, July 7, 2008 6:48 PM
XP is still good for developers, OS modders (like good 'ol Mr. Windows X), and older computers.
Now that computers have gotten faster (and more complex for that matter), we need something new. I have moved on to Vista pretty well. (My only problem is my scanner, but it's to be expected since its from sometime around 1999-2001.) XP is good, and it will remain so for a few more years.
Reply #18 Monday, July 7, 2008 6:52 PM
But then it was a subscriber issue for August and it's only July. I wonder if anyone really knows what is going on at Microsoft.

Reply #19 Monday, July 7, 2008 6:52 PM
My favorite part of the page

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Reply #1 Monday, July 7, 2008 4:16 PM