Support for Windows XP

[Lynn Fredricks]

> Dropping support for Windows XP would be fairly foolish 
> (while dropping support for 10.5 and lower will just elicit a 
> tired sigh);

I think it's a really bad idea to embed something as important as this is a
thread about 10.5.

Check out this Computeworld article:

http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9245966/Users_postpone_ditch_XP_decis
ion_as_Windows_8_runs_to_stay_in_place

This shows that XP accounted for 29.2% of desktop and notebook PCs as
recently as last month. That's almost 5 x the number of all machines running
Mac OS.

As Richmond suggests, yes, there are a lot of XP desktops in countries where
new software purchases tend to be low. But also, there are many, many
households and SMBs that run what they have, for as long as they can - they
view the PC as a tool to get tasks done.

Best,

Lynn