14 DAY TRIAL // Windows XP has remained incredibly popular these days, with more than 30 percent of users across the world running it right now, but Microsoft still hopes to move most of them to a newer platform by April 8, 2014.
Now Clive Longbottom, service director at market watcher Quocirca, says that one of the reasons why Windows XP consumers should upgrade is the security offered by the operating system, pointing out that both Windows 7 and Windows 8 are by far more advanced.
“The platform is essentially 15 years old – and the world was a far different place back then. Attack vectors for Black Hats have changed, and whereas Windows 7 and Windows 8 have adapted to provide better built-in security, Windows XP is a security nightmare,” he was quoted as saying by IT Pro.
Microsoft will no longer release updates and security patches for Windows XP as of April 8, 2014, so in case you’re still running it, you have six more months to pick your next OS.