Windows Xp

Looking at the Net Applications statistics, no matter how many times history has been repeated for years, the strong implementation that Windows XP still has(37, 19% in July 2013), an operating system that will be 12 years old this fall, and which has been followed by three generations of older brothers.

His successors have been lucky in various ways. Its immediate follower, Windows Vista, has passed through this world with more pain than glory and now holds a residual market share (4.24%), logically another part as it is a product that was released in January 2007.

Windows 7 has had a hard time getting to the reign it currently holds (44.49%), despite the fact that it is old. Windows 8 is out there, stuck at 5.4% market share, hoping that upgrading to Windows 8.1 will wake it up.

There are several keys to explain an obviously anomalous situation within the world of operating systems On the one hand there is the jump in the user experience between Windows XP and its closest followers (Vista and Windows 7). With Windows 8 the leap is too big. This question is not trivial in the business world, where Windows XP has its largest territory.

On the other hand there are the hardware requirements, which are considerably lower in Windows XP, compared to systems that have come after it.The economic crisis has also played its role, discouraging companies, and to a lesser extent individuals, from investing in more powerful machines, as well as in training for employees in the case of the former.

There is another factor that is perhaps less mentioned, but given the results it must be put on the table: Windows XP, with all the updates it has undergone, is a good operating system, which has been able to withstand the passing of the years, providing a good base for individuals and companies to continue working.

Microsoft has had to extend support for Windows XP until April 2014, and the company has stated its intention to reduce the share of XP to less than 10%The way things are going, it's going to be hard for her to achieve her goal… if she isn't forced to extend that deadline even further.

Long live the king.

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