XP Turns Off... Remember this... Windows XP shutdown dialog box. (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) Microsoft has said goodbye to Windows XP . windows_xp_logo (Photo credit: imagos ) Windows XP introduced a new interface, along with many other new features. This screenshot shows Windows XP Professional. (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) Although the operating system is more than 12 years old, and Windows XP computers haven’t been shipped since 2010, there are still millions of them in use. Gartner estimates that as much as 25 percent of Windows PCs in the workplace are running XP. Consumers tend to be even slower in upgrading . Why so many XP computers? XP’s successor, Vista , was unpopular, so many XP owners held off upgrading. In addition, many consumers are buying smartphones and tablet computers instead of upgrading old PCs . Microsoft Corp. is pushing remaining XP owners to upgrade to a newer operating system, such as Windows 7 or 8. It will sti...
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