If you ever asked yourself whether Windows XP is still good enough or not, then Microsoft might have an answer.
The Redmond company has just announced a new
Springboard Series Virtual Roundtable for April 14, 2011 – 9:00 AM Pacific Time, designed to discuss the following topic: “Is Windows XP Good Enough? Really??”
Fact is that even if the software giant hadn’t placed those “??” after “Really,” I would have been ready to bet that the answer to that question was a firm “No.”
“Join us for a lively roundtable discussion on how the technology landscape has changed since Windows XP was first released, and learn how to address today's challenges around security and manageability,” Microsoft stated.
“Host Stephen Rose, IT Pro Community Manager with the Windows Client team, will be joined by a panel of IT professionals and Microsoft subject matter experts to dive into the differences between Windows 7 and Windows XP, Windows Internet Explorer 6 and Internet Explorer 8 and Internet Explorer 9, and the various technologies in the client PC management stack.”
The software giant has said time and again that Windows XP is obsolete. Sure, customers continue to enjoy support, which is planned to last until 2014, but it has already been 10 years since XP hit store shelves.
Judging by the rapid adoption of Windows 7, it’s obvious that consumers and business customers both agree on the fact that it’s time for XP to become a part of history.
Still, XP will undoubtedly be the dominant OS on the market at least for the next year or so, but make no mistake about it, Windows 7 is more than capable of dethroning it.
“This event will address questions and concerns around migration costs, application compatibility, and organization readiness,” the company added.
“The panel will also cover the role of virtualization in the desktop environment as well as the migration tools available to manage application compatibility and better automate deployment.”
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