Microsoft has issued a warning related to discontinuation of support for Windows XP in the next 1,000 days. But with the warning that if he could be guaranteed, the user is willing to voluntarily leave the XP? According to analysts of Information Technology Intelligence Corp.. Laura DiDio, surely it would be a very heavy homework for Microsoft. Invite users who have for years been using XP to switch to Windows 7 is not a easy task.
This is because the influence of habit and cost factors. Especially for home users, which has been considered quite happy with XP, aka not the type like to upgrade, is likely to remain loyal to XP. While the corporate IT department also assessed DiDio will stick with XP for the affairs of undisturbed work activities, or they could wait for a new OS (Windows 8) for all jump higher.
"IT departments in companies are usually thinking more about the basic problem, the point for XP can still be used for work, they're happy," said DiDio. "Or they may wait for Windows 8 in the next year to upgrade. Microsoft can not force XP users to move to a new OS if they (user-red.) not ready," he concluded.
Even so, Community Manager for Windows Stephan Rose said that XP is currently deadline. Included for its users to immediately migrate to Windows 7. "For more than 50% of companies that do not begin to adopt Windows 7 in early 2012, it will be difficult to pursue the development of their IT systems until the deadline arrived cessation of support for XP. Eventually this will increase the cost burden for the support," Rose said, citing research from Gartner.
XP has become one of the most successful products ever released Microsoft. Even compared to his successor - Vista - XP is much more popular and durable in use. But unfortunately, the company founded Bill Gates had decided to further push Windows 7, Windows 8 as awaiting the birth of staying digadang in 2012. Significantly, as long as XP OS version should be marginalized.
The plan, the April 2014 deadline to support Microsoft's XP. After that date, the manufacturer of the software giant would certainly not longer issue security patches (security patches) and other updates for XP.
