Will someone provide security updates for Windows XP after Microsoft stops supporting it?
By Leo Notenboom
My six-year-old Windows Dell desktop, Windows XP, SP3 runs just as well now as when it was new. Do you think there will be a software company or anyone who will provide security updates for all of the many Windows XP users after Microsoft stops supporting in April 2014?
In this excerpt from Answercast #7, I discuss the ramifications of Windows XP security and the various programs that run within it. You can certainly keep using it as long as it functions and you feel comfortable.
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Windows XP support
In short, no. Old versions of Microsoft operating systems are well past their support date and nobody has stepped up to actually do what you’re suggesting; nor do I suspect that Microsoft would actually support that.
Windows XP does have a large installed base today. It’s just under half of all computers on the planet. That number is dropping and I believe that neither Microsoft nor some other company (even if Microsoft would let them) are really going to be that interested in supporting a market that is only by definition going to get smaller over time.
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This post is excerpted with permission from Leo Notenboom.
