Support for Windows XP

[Roger Eller]

The past 5 years have been the year of linux on the desktop for many people
that I know.  Friends, family, and colleagues bring me their computers to
fix when malware has held their systems hostage.  My first question is
always, "does the system contain any valuable data, and what software do
you use?".  When the answer is internet surfing, and internet explorer, and
office sometimes, I offer Ubuntu.  Those users NEVER switch back to Windows.

When the user does use Windows and lots of PC software, that's what I put
back on it, along with Microsoft Security Essentials.  They are always
surprised that they don't have to pay for antivirus protection.  And I
always LOL at that.

~Roger

On Wed, Feb 26, 2014 at 12:41 PM, Andrew Kluthe <andrew at ctech.me> wrote:

> Should I dare to say is this the "year of linux on the desktop" that we've
> been hearing about? Honestly, I think it stops becoming fanboyism when it
> makes the shift to a real trend. I think some major players are making a
> cultural shift away from microsoft that makes linux the realest contender I
> see. For instance: If valve can succeed in getting teenagers that are
> playing PC games away from being stuck on windows is going to make the next
> 10 years very interesting for linux.
>
>
> On Wed, Feb 26, 2014 at 11:31 AM, Richard Gaskin <
> ambassador at fourthworld.com
> > wrote:
>
> > Lynn Fredricks wrote:
> >
> >  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.
> >>
> >
> > I promise this will be my last Linux fanboy post this week, but it's
> > relevant in reminding us that when it comes to expired systems we have
> > options:
> >
> > 11 Percent of Windows XP Users Will Switch to Linux, Survey Claims
> > <http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2014/02/windows-xp-users-may-switch-linux>
> >
> > This article notes that as of October there were about 500 million PCs
> > running XP:
> > <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/10/01/six_months_end_xp_support/>
> >
> > So if the survey methodology pans out, that'll mean roughly 55 million
> new
> > Linux installs.
> >
> > --
> >  Richard Gaskin
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