Microsoft has warned Windows XP users that there are fewer than 1,000 days of support left for the OS. "Windows XP had an amazing run, and millions of PC users are grateful for it. But it's time to move on," said Stephen Rose, IT community manager for the Windows commercial team. "PCs running Windows XP will be vulnerable to security threats after that date. Furthermore, many thirdparty software providers are not planning to extend support for their applications running on XP, which translates to even more complexity, security risks and, ultimately, added management costs for IT departments," he continued.
The announcement is Microsoft's most aggressive attempt yet to convince customers to drop XP and adopt Windows 7. And it's proving an uphill battle, according to figures from Net Applications. Windows 7 is used on 27 percent of the world's PCs; Windows XP powers 51 percent. At the current rate of uptake, Windows 7 won't pass XP in the race for market share until the second quarter of 2012. This isn't the first time Microsoft has portrayed XP as yesterday's OS. Earlier this year, Internet Explorer (IE) executives referred to it as the "lowest common denominator" when asked why the OS wouldn't run IE 9.0 or any future Microsoft browsers.
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