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They're chasing Windows xp which is a train that is waiting for them.
by barking 10y ago
They're chasing Windows xp which is a train that is waiting for them.
- wruza 10y agoXp is an empty station, not a train. In few years most apps and hardware will be incompatible with or not fully functional under xp (they already are in half). I'm not attacking reactos as you could think. I'm pointing to obvious facts that have to be dealt with for success. If we skip practical part, ReactOS is great as any big community-driven project, because driving a big project is hard.
- anewhnaccount 10y agoBut how many companies will want a migration path from XP? More than you may think.
- vosper 10y agoNo (sane) company's migration path from XP is going to be to an open-source clone of XP developed by a small team, that offers them no guarantees whether it works, no support, and the possibility that development could stop at any time.
- ant512 10y agoNo sane company is still using Windows XP, given that support ended 3 years ago and development ended a decade ago.
- chris_wot 10y agoStill being used in POS equipment and ATMs.
- wruza 10y ago"XP embedded" is still supported and updated, afaik.
- collinmanderson 10y agoUntil April 9, 2019 https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/18581/lifecycle-support-policy-faq-windows-products https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/18581/lifecycle-sup...
- zymhan 10y agoIf I can offer you cloud-based access to a Windows app you need that no longer runs on hardware you can purchase, you don't have to know crap about what OS I'm running.
- striking 10y agoNow that's a startup idea.
- seibelj 10y agoIf there are no other options, they will. And investors may be willing to fund a company that can keep XP apps running long-term.