14 DAY TRIAL // Time is running out for Windows XP. There are now less than 900 days until Microsoft discontinues support for the decade-old operating system.
More precisely, there are 893 days until the Redmond company pulls the plug on Windows Vista’s predecessor.
In a sense, XP is already living on borrowed time, since Mainstream Support for the operating system was retired on April 14, 2009.
But as it is the case with a number of its products, XP transitioned to the Extended Support phase, which is scheduled to end on April 9, 2014.
Microsoft’s Alex Guy warned customers about the imminent deadline when XP support is “flicked to off, and no support means Windows XP becomes a significant risk for your business. After April 8th 2014 there will be no new security updates, non-security hotfixes, free or paid assisted support options or online technical content updates,” he stated.
Microsoft made sure to mark the moment when XP support end date was 1,000 days away, and the company certainly urged customers to upgrade earlier this week.
On October 25, 2011, XP turned 10 years old, but despite this it’s still a major presence on the operating system market.
Like it or not, XP is all but obsolete, and users of Windows 7 for example can attest to this. it’s right about time for those still on Windows XP to plan to upgrade.
“It’s hard to believe it, but ten years have passed since Windows XP was first launched, and the workplace has changed quite a bit,” Guy added.
“Today’s businesses, big or small, face trends that were not mainstream a decade ago – highly mobile and distributed workforces, new compliance regulations, more consumer devices in the workplace, and an increased emphasis on operational efficiency. The modern workplace needs modern technology to support and embrace all these changes.”