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But how many companies will want a migration path from XP? More than you may think.

• vosper 10y ago
  No (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 ago
    No sane company is still using Windows XP, given that support ended 3 years ago and development ended a decade ago.
    • chris_wot 10y ago
      Still being used in POS equipment and ATMs.
      • wruza 10y ago
        "XP embedded" is still supported and updated, afaik.
        • collinmanderson 10y ago
          Until 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 ago
    If 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 ago
      Now that's a startup idea.
  • seibelj 10y ago
    If there are no other options, they will. And investors may be willing to fund a company that can keep XP apps running long-term.