Windows XP cut-off: Microsoft pressures SMBs to migrate as 60 day deadline passes

[anuseems]

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From V3:

Microsoft has urged small businesses still running Windows XP to take immediate action to move from the platform, as the firm's support for the 13-year-old operating system ends in less than two months.

In a blog post on the Windows for your Business blog, Microsoft's director of Windows small business marketing Jay Paulus reiterated the company's warning that continuing to run XP presented numerous risks.

"After Windows XP reaches end of support on 8 April, 2014, businesses still running the old operating system face increased security risks, increased costs and lack of technical support," he said.

http://www.v3.co.uk/v3-uk/news/2327793/windows-xp-cut-off-microsoft-pressures-smbs-to-migrate-as-60-day-deadline-passes

Edited February 10, 2014 by anuseems

[dMog]

they could charge volume users 20 bucks per computer to upgrade and they still will not get a lot of takers...if you have a sh!t load of computers to upgrade it is not as simple as adding new OS to all your boxes...most of the software used will not work with windows 7 and especially windows 8..that is where the expense comes into play