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Do you really believe there is any sort of significant demand for XP? Maybe you could make an argument for 7, but really the almost 13 year old Windows XP?
by nightski 13y ago
Do you really believe there is any sort of significant demand for XP? Maybe you could make an argument for 7, but really the almost 13 year old Windows XP?
- Touche 13y ago> Do you really believe there is any sort of significant demand for XP? Well, I RTFA, so yeah, I do.
- nightski 13y agoJust because there is a large existing installed base does not imply demand for new installs. If you were able to start a business selling XP, I'd say you would have a difficult time.
- pizza234 13y agoI think O/Ss are, in a way, overrated, as the core usage for non-power users is simply based on the applications. Most users probably use all the Windows-es exactly the same way. An acquaintance of mine was actually complaining that Windows 8 was too different. Of course, security is a different story. I personally still prefer XP, as I can tell you that Windows 7 is a horrible HD-eating monster, while Windows XP has a small footprint, and it's very lean. Note - I'm a Linux user, by the way.
- PhasmaFelis 13y agoHey, look, there's a link to an article up there! Let's read it together: "Currently, the more than a decade old OS still has a market share of 29.53%." Wow!
- jodrellblank 13y ago"Market: the state of trade at a particular time or in a particular context" - Google definition. 29% of operating systems sold today are XP? 29% of computers sold today are running XP? When the article says "market share" I think that's misleading, there's no money or trade involved in people using an old thing. It's more indicative that such people are not willing to spend money on computing, than indicative that they are willing to spend money to stay where they are.
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