Countdown to two years, Microsoft will stop supporting Windows XP

According to foreign media reports, Microsoft has the longest and most acclaimed operating system —— Windows XP, now has entered the last two years of its life Countdown. At the same time, the office software Office 2003 was also included in the countdown.

Windows XP System

A Microsoft spokesperson revealed in a blog on Monday that one of the world's most popular operating systems —— Windows XP operating system and office software Office 2003 will Both ended in the historical stage in April 2014. From April 8, 2014, Microsoft will terminate all security upgrades and support for XP and Office 2003.

Office 2003 Office Software

Since Windows XP and Office 2003 were released in October 2001 and October 2003 respectively, these two softwares are undoubtedly the biggest winners on the market. But today, ten years later, the dramatic changes in the technology environment have made them seem out of place. From the release of Windows XP to the release of plug-ins for Microsoft two years later, the operating software has been supported for a total of 12 years and five months, which is about two and a half years longer than the standard product support period, than Windows NT (11 years 5) Month) is 1 year long. .

This is not the first time Microsoft has called on its users, especially corporate users, to change operating systems and update the tools. As early as June 2011, Microsoft's managers have now reached the point where users abandoned Windows XP. When an IE team executive explained why IE9 could not run on Windows XP, Windows XP was called "minimum standard".

Windows XP

Now, Windows XP’s market share has dropped for some time, so in the past two and a half years, Microsoft has been calling on users to give up bundled Windows XP. IE6. In March 2011, measures were taken to launch a hospice website to track the shrinking use of IE6.

According to Net Applications statistics, last year (April 1, 2011), XP has lost more than 10% of the market. If the market share of the XP system continues to be lost at this rate, by the end of April 2014, Microsoft will stop supporting XP, and its market share will be only 17.1%. However, the Net Applications data also indicates that some PCs will still run the system after the XP system retires the following year.

Windows XP

Gartner analyst Michael Silver revealed in an e-mail that 96% of respondents will change operating systems after Microsoft stops supporting XP. . However, about 16.5% of organizations said that even if they stop updating, they will still have more than 5% of PCs running Windows XP.

At present, most XP users choose to replace the system with the Windows 7 operating system. Microsoft's Chernyak said they do not recommend users waiting for the next version of the Windows operating system. Therefore, for corporate users, it is very important to do the deployment work before the end of XP system support.

It is said that Microsoft's OS update plan will be completed in 18 to 32 months, ending with the words of Microsoft, "if a company has not yet begun to over-modern the stage of modern computers, then they Already behind. ”