Please upgrade XP 99 to Win8/Win8.1

Computer Shop News: Soft Media Xiaobian Lead: I hope that one day we will see Microsoft's advertisement on China's TV and on the Internet: don't 998, don't 498, right You are not mistaken, as long as 98 yuan, take Win8 home!

In 2013, Microsoft's progress in Windows development was significantly accelerated. The Windows 8.1 system was introduced last month, code-named Windows Blue, and can also be regarded as an upgraded version of Win8.

The ever-shrinking system development cycle and the strong touch-screen interface also reflect Microsoft's efforts to catch up with Apple and Google's system products on mobile devices.

However, while constantly promoting his rookie's Win8.1 system, Microsoft has taken another attitude toward its XP system ten years ago: "XP security is too low, the ability to infect viruses is better than Win8. It is several times higher; XP is retired in a few months, and enterprises and home users are still rushing to upgrade the system, otherwise I will not be responsible for the future patch. “

In the past two days, IT House has also reported a lot of stories about the retirement of the XP system. At the same time as the death period of XP is less than 5 months, there are still six in China. The number of users has reached both corporate and individual households.

In Microsoft's view, if the 60% user group can upgrade to the Win7/Win8 system as scheduled, it will take care of the user's system security issues and take care of Microsoft's own operating income, 60%. The oil of the user community is too tempting. However, Microsoft's wishful thinking has not started as scheduled,

Microsoft China recently began to enhance the rendering of "XP's death countdown" activity, although the XP system users have a huge security pressure, but for users How to upgrade to the new system did not produce a satisfactory answer.

System upgrades are technically not difficult, but economically difficult. The high system licensing fee not only makes the home users headache, but the enterprise users are even more timid and want to use genuine, but the cost is huge; but with piracy, the legal costs are even greater. Secondly, the home users, although the old machines accompanying the company for many years, the hardware is a lot worse, but they have been reluctant to change, and the daily use is enough. Even if the old machine second-hand price is recycled, there are one or two hundred incomes, but play a system upgrade. This overhead is several times more expensive than the old machine. Home users say that upgrades can't afford, not cost-effective, the system is more expensive than my hardware, Microsoft, you are too dark.

Think about it, the difficulty of business users and home users is really important. Microsoft has entered the mainland for dozens of years, and the Windows system is deeply rooted in people's minds. Now open a computer maintenance point. Installing the Windows system is the most introductory and basic activity.

But the cost of the Windows system, in the dozens of years, is still very high, until the Win7 era, only the price of the family basic version of 399 yuan; but to Win8.1, due to the cancellation of the family basic version For the sake of the low-end version, the system licensing fee is once again picked up. The cheapest Win8.1 this time is also 998 yuan; the only promotion is for Win7 users, only need 98 yuan to upgrade to Win8, and free upgrade to Win8.1 new system. But for the domestic mainstream XP user group, Microsoft has not launched a system upgrade promotion.

Some people objected that when Vista was released, it also got an event. However, after the launch of the Vista system in 2007, users of the vast XP system found that the machines of the family did not run smoothly and did not upgrade. At that time, the hardware ability was not good and could not be promoted.

History is another re-enactment in 2013, Win8.1 rookie debut, hardware requirements are lower, 1 GHz processor, 1G memory can also run smoothly, but this time, XP users still said, Not upgraded, this time, it is the reason for the price, can not afford to rise.

Microsoft China, former XP system users, has missed a system upgrade opportunity in history, and this year will continue to repeat history. Are you not in a hurry?

Simply, Win7 users can upgrade to Win8 system 98 yuan, then to the majority of XP system users, also come to a 99 yuan upgrade to Win7 or Win8.1 system! Relying on 60% of the user volume, this promotion, whether it is historical mission or market share, is enough to make Microsoft headquarters look impressive.