Using Windows XP Enterprise has fallen behind Maintenance costs are large

Computer store news research institute IDC recently released a research report saying that the upgrade from Windows XP to Windows 7 will have a return on investment of 137% in the next three years, so sticking to Windows XP is a waste of practice. money. After conducting in-depth research with nine large organizations, IDC said, “Every Windows XP computer costs $870 per year, and installing Windows 7 costs only $168 a year. Because these organizations spend an average of $712 on each new computer, each computer can save $1,685 from Windows XP to Windows 7, and can effectively increase the productivity of employees. However, IDC also pointed out that the data listed above only includes visible investment expenditures when purchasing new computers, but the invisible data including productivity increase and operating cost reduction is difficult to measure. Of the nine organizations surveyed, four of them employed 100% of their Windows 7 systems, and only two still use Windows XP. Overall, the average usage of Windows 7 in these 9 organizations is 65%, and the usage rate of Windows XP is 29%. However, IDC said that Windows XP still has a market share of approximately 42% in the overall market. The IDC survey was sponsored by Microsoft, so the survey mainly hopes that Windows XP users will upgrade the system as soon as possible. Microsoft has planned to discontinue support for Windows XP SP3, including security updates, on April 8, 2014. Office 365 will also stop supporting Windows XP on January 1, 2014. Since most companies need to update their computer systems on average for 18 months, companies that are still using Windows XP are clearly out of date. To be fair, Windows XP is currently less stable and secure than 64-bit Windows 7, and is more vulnerable to malware attacks, causing system crashes, and support costs are more expensive than Windows 7. After Microsoft introduced Windows 8, Windows XP will be behind the latest version of the system with four versions, so its system maintenance costs will be higher. In fact, Microsoft's actions to urge users to upgrade their systems as soon as possible have already begun. Last year, Microsoft announced that it would no longer provide updates for the XP version of the Live Mail and Messenger applications, and the IE9 browser does not support Windows XP, which makes users who use IE8 on Windows XP systems often suffer from stability problems. For example, IE8 does not support websites or videos that use HTML5 technology. “Based on current trends, Windows XP’s market share will fall to 11% by the end of 2014. ” IDC said.