Microsoft Trash Talks Windows XP, Tells Businesses to Upgrade to Windows 7 Already. Most businesses don't give a flying flip about owning the latest and greatest product just for the sake of having it, especially when their current solution is working.
Case in point, there are still thousands of IT departments rocking Windows XP, both because it works and also because it's perceived as being too costly to upgrade. But is it really? Not according to Microsoft, which hammered out a blog post that essentially pleads with businesses running Windows XP to upgrade to Windows 7, if for no other reason than to save money.
Wait, what? "Organizations that continue to retain a Windows XP environment not only are leaving themselves exposed to security risks and support challenges, but also are waiting budget dollars that would be better used in modernizing their IT investments," International Data Corporation (IDC) stated in a whitepaper funded by Microsoft.
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