For Microsoft, it marks a series of failed attempts to get customers to upgrade to a newer operating system. In a blog post on the Windows Team Blog, Microsoft 'celebrated' the landmark anniversary by convincing people they need to get rid of it.
Why then are you still on Windows XP when Windows 7 is so much better?"
Microsoft really wants you to dump XP.
It’s an ad for Windows XP. It turned out that Microsoft’s “Learn to Fly” theme hit some wrong notes after the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. The reality: Microsoft thought we’d be sharing photos via e-mail, and chatting with everyone on the Microsoft Network. Judging from the video, Microsoft knew that a PC monitor was the perfect place to bolt on a hotdog-sized video camera for cozy online chats.
Skype’s also got serviceable video conferencing. The good idea: Wireless networking
When Microsoft’s Rich Reynolds would meet up with his fellow salesmen in coffee shops in 2001, they’d be amazed if they had wireless networking. The reality: It turns out that Microsoft has done a pretty good job with wireless networking. In the end, Windows XP was a bit too successful. When Microsoft’s follow-up Windows Vista came six years later, nobody wanted to upgrade. Happy birthday, XP!
A Microsoft official said the company has no plans to extend Windows XP's looming retirement date in order to give companies whose business systems run on the aging OS more time to migrate to a newer version of Windows--and that could be a problem for those who have yet to begin the transition.
"There's absolutely no chance" that Windows XP's April, 2014 end-of-life date, when Microsoft will end all support, will be extended, said Rich Reynolds, general manager for Windows Commercial marketing, in an interview.
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Windows XP officially turned 10 years old on Tuesday. That, along with improvements to power management, faster startup, new networking features like Internet Connection Sharing, and a general reputation for stability, made XP Microsoft's most enduring enterprise OS to date.
Will Windows 8 PCs lock out Linux users? See Windows 8 Secure Boot Fears Continue. The company has had difficulty getting customers to upgrade to newer versions of Windows. About 25% of all currently deployed enterprise systems are now running Windows 7, though 90% of businesses have a plan to migrate the OS, according to Reynolds.
Microsoft is offering a number of tools to help business plan and execute the move from Windows XP to Windows 7. Reynolds said very few organizations are planning to move directly from XP to Windows 8, which won't arrive until sometime next year and features a new, Metro-style interface borrowed from Windows Phone.
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