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I'm very curious - why are you still on XP?

by slig 8y ago

joe44 8y ago
because it easy to use.
- slig 8y ago
  It certainly is, but you should consider upgrading to something else. Sooner or later modern browsers won't work on it, and certainly you'll have to upgrade your hardware and newer hardware won't run XP anyway.
codedokode 8y ago
Why would anyone want to upgrade from XP? New versions of Windows have no improvements (the only improvement is search in Start Menu), but they cost money, they work slower and require new expensive hardware. They have spyware and updates that cannot be disabled. You pay for the product and then you are used as a free tester of new versions of Windows. Microsoft wants everyone to upgrade to earn more money and to upsell to users new "cloud" features they don't really need. But for me it would be better if MS would drop newer Windows versions and returned to improving XP without increasing resources comsumption, without HTML apps, telemetry and "cloud" features. This is an example when the interests of users and the manufacturer are opposite. If the user uses an OS for many years and everything works, why upgrade? Looks like a waste of time and money. Imagine if you bought a car and several years later you are told that you need to upgrade it, because, you know, car factory workers need higher salaries and if you don't buy the new one, then there is no way to pay them. This explains why MS and independent developers (that drop XP support to help MS) forces users to upgrade. Because it is MS who wants an upgrade, not the user.
- slig 8y ago
  I understand your point, but using an very insecure OS connected to the Internet is not a good idea. Anyone using it today is risking having their data stolen or lost.
- bwat49 8y ago
  > Why would anyone want to upgrade from XP? Is that a serious question? Security? Compatibility with Modern hardware? If you want to use a car analogy, what you're asking is 'why would anyone want to upgrade from a Model T?
  - codedokode 8y ago
    Microsoft could drop newer Windows versions and instead focus on improving Windows XP.
    - slig 7y ago
      That ship has sailed many years ago.

I'm very curious - why are you still on XP?

by slig 8y ago

I'm very curious - why are you still on XP?

joe44 8y ago

because it easy to use.

slig 8y ago
It certainly is, but you should consider upgrading to something else. Sooner or later modern browsers won't work on it, and certainly you'll have to upgrade your hardware and newer hardware won't run XP anyway.

codedokode 8y ago

Why would anyone want to upgrade from XP? New versions of Windows have no improvements (the only improvement is search in Start Menu), but they cost money, they work slower and require new expensive hardware. They have spyware and updates that cannot be disabled. You pay for the product and then you are used as a free tester of new versions of Windows. Microsoft wants everyone to upgrade to earn more money and to upsell to users new "cloud" features they don't really need. But for me it would be better if MS would drop newer Windows versions and returned to improving XP without increasing resources comsumption, without HTML apps, telemetry and "cloud" features. This is an example when the interests of users and the manufacturer are opposite. If the user uses an OS for many years and everything works, why upgrade? Looks like a waste of time and money. Imagine if you bought a car and several years later you are told that you need to upgrade it, because, you know, car factory workers need higher salaries and if you don't buy the new one, then there is no way to pay them. This explains why MS and independent developers (that drop XP support to help MS) forces users to upgrade. Because it is MS who wants an upgrade, not the user.

slig 8y ago
I understand your point, but using an very insecure OS connected to the Internet is not a good idea. Anyone using it today is risking having their data stolen or lost.
bwat49 8y ago
> Why would anyone want to upgrade from XP? Is that a serious question? Security? Compatibility with Modern hardware? If you want to use a car analogy, what you're asking is 'why would anyone want to upgrade from a Model T?
- codedokode 8y ago
  Microsoft could drop newer Windows versions and instead focus on improving Windows XP.
  - slig 7y ago
    That ship has sailed many years ago.