Microsoft rejoices: Windows XP use drops

XP slowdown?

Has anyone else noticed that Microsoft has been producing an unusual number of updates for Windows XP lately? The size and volume of the updates has ground my laptop to a halt. The cynic in me wonders whether this is Microsoft's not-so-subtle way of getting me to buy a new Windows 7 machine.

What Windows means for real people

Every time there is a new release of the Windows OS there is much hype - most of it paid for by Microsoft. I have been a user since before MSDOS came out and lost faith in Microsoft understanding my needs as a user since Vista was launched. XP, with all its damnations, remains the most stable platform for business and personal use, and Microsoft should have seen that as a strength on which to build on. Vista (especially its poor performace and high price) destroyed much of the faith in Microsoft, and the alternatives to Windows 7 will soon demonstrate that a company that loses track of what its customers want and need soon loses their confidence and loyalty...

Windows XP

Just hate to replace printer, scanner, and other programs which wont work with Vista or 7.

Windows XP Vs Vista and Win 7

People are still buying new pc's but are opting to stay with Windows XP. This means they are still buying copies of Windows with thier new PC's but are choosing XP rather than Vista. As for Windows 7 changing this I doubt that it will happen for a while as most businesses wont be purchasing it if it doesnt run thier old apps and they will more than likely wait for the 1st service pack to be released. So if you ask me XP is here to stay for at least another couple of years, as people wont be going out in droves to buy Windows 7, not after the problems alot of them had with Windows Vista

Bait and Switch

They are getting us into windows 7, because it has ‘XP mode’; so then when windows 8 comes out. They can remove ‘XP mode’ and finally kill XP. ALSO to answer your question, all SA customers have Windows 7. I know many people who are excusively using it; either because they are SA or they got RTM from a pirated websites.

Notwithstanding the "batter reception"

How can Windows 7 have already gotten a better reception when it is not yet on the market? Perhaps you should reserve that judgement for a few months after it has actually gone to market.

However, the better reception it will likely get may be due in large part to the business version's full compatibility with XP, by actually running XP in a virtual machine. so XP is not dead(or even dying), after all.