Another Day With My PC

Much has been said about the impending demise of Windows XP in view of the release of Microsoft’s latest operating system. The company expects the exodus to be gradual and voluntary, citing the eagerness of PC users to try something new.

However, the hovering speculation is that many will be shifting to Windows Vista because they will be forced to. Some say that XP’s years are already numbered. Microsoft is expected to pull the life support system on its old OS in the next 2 years, leaving the remaining XP users to fend for themselves against malware attacks and other security risks.

But there’s no need to sound the alarm, yet. In fact, Microsoft seems bent on extending the shelf life of XP by planning to release another service pack for it. There’s no definite detail yet as far as SP3’s contents are concerned. It won’t be released anytime soon, too. Some say that the third major batch of updates will be issued in the first half of 2008.

Microsoft will be shooting its own foot if it hastens the demise of its most successful product. Many are not yet convinced that their system is ready for the new OS. Some are even of the opinion that Vista is the one that’s actually not ready for their computers. For now, I suggest that you stick with your OS until you’re fully convinced that it has already outlived its usefulness.

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