Windows XP is finally a Norwegian Blue

Stefan Mileschin · 9th April 2014, 07:55

Software giant Microsoft has finally pulled the plug on its most successful product and said that it will not support Windows XP any more.

The support deadline for Windows XP support means millions of machines worldwide are at risk from security threats. The writing has been on the wall for XP for years. However, Microsoft has been unsuccessfully trying to wean its users off their addiction to the OS. The latest figures show that nearly a quarter of the world's PCs still run XP.

It has been a pretty long run. The operating system was released to manufacturing on August 24, 2001 and development was started in the late 1990s.

Prototype code was nicknamed named "Neptune" and was an operating system built on the Windows NT kernel which was intended for consumers. An updated version of Windows 2000 was also originally planned for the business market. In January 2000, both projects were shelved in favour of a single OS codenamed "Whistler". This meant that the OS could be used in both business and consumer environments.

http://news.techeye.net/software/win...norwegian-blue

9th April 2014, 07:55	#1
Stefan Mileschin [M] Reviewer Join Date: May 2010 Location: Romania Posts: 148,553	Windows XP is finally a Norwegian Blue Software giant Microsoft has finally pulled the plug on its most successful product and said that it will not support Windows XP any more. The support deadline for Windows XP support means millions of machines worldwide are at risk from security threats. The writing has been on the wall for XP for years. However, Microsoft has been unsuccessfully trying to wean its users off their addiction to the OS. The latest figures show that nearly a quarter of the world's PCs still run XP. It has been a pretty long run. The operating system was released to manufacturing on August 24, 2001 and development was started in the late 1990s. Prototype code was nicknamed named "Neptune" and was an operating system built on the Windows NT kernel which was intended for consumers. An updated version of Windows 2000 was also originally planned for the business market. In January 2000, both projects were shelved in favour of a single OS codenamed "Whistler". This meant that the OS could be used in both business and consumer environments. http://news.techeye.net/software/win...norwegian-blue

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