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In microsoft's defense, they've given plenty of time to prepare for this. It's time to move on. If operators can't afford to upgrade their machines, it might be
by JTon 13y ago
In microsoft's defense, they've given plenty of time to prepare for this. It's time to move on. If operators can't afford to upgrade their machines, it might be time to replace them with better operators.
- Amezarak 13y agoWhile I believe Microsoft is more than justified in retiring XP, I don't think that's fair either. Many people regard their computer as an appliance. To be told that you need to spend several hundred dollars to buy a new computer (or less to buy a new OS and find someone to upgrade you) is hard to swallow. From their perspective, it's working perfectly fine - why should they throw away $400? Does that mean they'll have to do it all over again in a few years? My grandfather was especially perturbed by that idea. I suppose I would be similarly perturbed if someone told me I needed to upgrade or replace my dishwasher even though (as far as I could tell) it was working perfectly fine. (Just to be clear, that's not how I think of it - I am running 8.1 on my old Vista for a reason.)