Windows XP computers and enterprises are very outdated

Computer store news: Although Microsoft has been serving for more than ten years, Windows XP is still the world's second largest desktop operating system, but Microsoft has confirmed that the operating system will be Officially retired after 5 months. However, even though Windows XP has a short life span, Microsoft continues to persuade and tout the next-generation operating system, and many old users are still reluctant to upgrade to the latest platform, indicating that Microsoft's persuasion work is not satisfactory.

Microsoft has enabled Windows XP users to upgrade their systems to Windows 7 or Windows 8 as soon as possible. Microsoft has started a new round of persuasion. Recently, Microsoft issued a new statement saying that in the eyes of ordinary people, an operating system and a computer, if served for 5 to 10 years, can be classified as "outdated" level, and Windows XP belongs to this category.

Microsoft said: "This means that about 30% of small businesses that are still using Windows XP systems that have been released for 12 years are outdated in the eyes of customers. If companies continue to use Windows XP, it will be more than just a reputation issue in the future. After April 8, 2014, Windows XP will no longer receive automatic patches, new updates, or online technical support, which means that outdated systems will become more vulnerable to security threats. ”

The question now is, if Windows XP is an ordinary person who thinks "outdated" operating system, why is it still the second most popular operating system? And there are still a lot of companies slowing down the plan to move to the new platform. For users, the reluctance to migrate machine configuration is one of the reasons, but the most fundamental reason is that Microsoft's Windows 8 operating system optimized for touch screens is not attractive enough, even if the desktop users are still preferred, Windows is preferred. 7.

So what about business users? Not long ago, VMware-sponsored market research firm Vanson Bourne released a report saying that 94% of organizations or business users around the world are still using Windows XP. In fact, one of the root causes of organizations or enterprises not migrating to the new platform is application compatibility. Sex. These applications involve the critical business of the enterprise and are related to financial, sales or customer relationship management, which completely affects the lifeline of the enterprise. Failure to use will result in business interruption or more serious damage to the reputation.