14 DAY TRIAL // Windows XP support is coming to an end in April, but several organizations and companies across the world are already retiring the operating system completely.
The Worcester College in the United Kingdom today shut down Windows XP in the campus, so all those who want to access their online network need to make the move to Windows Vista, 7, or 8.
While this is clearly good news for Microsoft, especially because the software giant struggles to convince users to upgrade, it turns out that not so many students were running Windows XP.
“I doubt many, if any, people are running XP, although I don’t know enough about Macs to say people won’t be affected by it,” Charles Walmsley, a Worcester College student, was quoted as saying by Oxford Student.
Windows XP is currently powering 29 percent of desktop computers worldwide, with Microsoft planning to cut down its market share to 13 percent by April. At this point however, Windows 8 and Windows 8.1 have a share of nearly 10 percent, which is an indication that not everyone is ready to abandon Windows XP.
Of course, the company continues efforts to retire Windows XP, so expect more security warnings to be issued by the software giant in the coming weeks.