If Microsoft had its way, you wouldn’t have been able to purchase XP after June 30th, 2008. Obviously, the public wished otherwise and some were just downright outraged.
Like many new operating systems, Windows Vista introduced incompatibility for existing Windows users. Nevertheless, Microsoft went ahead with plans to retire Windows XP on June 30th. Some users, are working to keep XP alive for years to come so that they can continue to work reliably and efficiently.
According to a Popular Science report, InfoWorld, an online news agency is trying to force Microsoft to keep selling XP to customers in shrink-wrapped packages and to OEMs. The organization managed to accumulate over 71,000 on a Save Windows XP petition. Tapping into a resentment opposing Vista operating system upgrades shared by much of the computing public.
Bad news, but not surprising. Windows XP works very well for millions of people all over the world. No one wants to we give up all the great applications that have been relied upon for years only to find out they’re either crippled or refuse to run at all on Vista?
For most people, there is just not a real good reason to switch to Vista. For those who like the cool 3D Vista task switcher that previews your applications, you can simply buy An application called TopDesk for $20 and XP will do the same thing. Other issues, such as the need for more speed can easily be resolved with more RAM, a faster hard drive, or just simply by cleaning up your PC and installing a good anti-spyware. Any of these will take care of the problem much cheaper and with far fewer headaches than by switching to Vista.
Windows 2000 and 98 still have their business users, even though neither operating system has been supported by Microsoft for many years now. This time, however Microsoft has had much less success getting users to switch.
There are actually web sites that show people how to DOWNGRADE their Vista systems to XP. No one is saying that there’s no room for improvement in Windows XP. Dual processor support is a much needed feature. Microsoft is going to want to do better that that to convince the mass market that there is a real need to change. Some fancy whiz-bang interface features or some less-than-practical security features are not going to do it. There’s just not enough benefit to make me want to change.
Clearly, Microsoft has dropped the ball with Windows Vista. Many folks have Vista and like it and that’s great. Many more need the reliability and ease of use that for now, belongs to Windows XP. Obviously, Vista or perhaps the upcoming Vista replacement Windows 7 , will eventually replace most XP systems. Change is good but not if that change creates problems that never existed in the first place..
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