How to keep Win XP updated
A bit of a hack, but this Extremetech article tells how to get 5 more years of MS support- kind of. Certainly not for everyone, but an interesting hack (and one that shows MS support ended purely t...
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burlmart wrote:1492 wrote:
A counterpoint is just how long should a company provide free update support for an OS?
Seen correctly, the thing MS did wrong is to force XP users to buy their paradigm over yours. People do not like others to mess w/ their paradigm! I do not buy a laptop to run an OS, I buy it to process my info/data.
All MS just had to say was, "We no longer supply patches to XP," then shut up. Do not try to shame a customer into buying what you sell. The product will speak for itself.
These kinds of ongoing arguments get old fast, and really don't make that much sense? Unless you're prepared to write your own OS, then you are limited to how a company designs theirs. If it doesn't fit your paradigm, then move on and go with another OS? If fact, take the time to learn and adapt to a Linux distro, and you won't have to worry about paying for program changes or updates in the future? It's OS interface and functionality also doesn't change drastically over time.
