Microsoft has recently updated their Windows Life-Cycle Policy. This policy states that at a certain time, they will stop supporting certain versions of Windows. Windows XP particularly will end it’s life cycle at January 2009. This means that support from Microsoft for Windows XP will stop at that date.
Now let us see the good, the bad, and the ugly about this policy.
Windows XP is one of the best Windows version ever released (my opinion), and many other users prefer to stick with XP rather than buy Vista which is overrated and has resource hogging eye candies which the average Joe doesn’t need. Now, what will happen if we insist on using XP?
It is clear from a business stand point that Microsoft wants you to buy or upgrade to Windows Vista. If all Windows users will follow, this means more profit for the company. Good for Microsoft.
After Microsoft stops supporting Windows XP, end users will have to suffer on an outdated operating system which will be vulnerable to new security attacks and viruses. The OS features lagging behind superior counterparts like Linux and Mac. No OS support is bad for the end users.
Now, we all know that Windows XP has a habit of begging the need to be reinstalled/reformatted after a few months, you are lucky enough to reach a year if you are very careful. If Microsoft will stop supporting Windows XP, then reactivation of the operating system after a reinstall will really be a pain. How can you activate it if there is no more support for it? The easy solution? You will be forced to crack your copy of Windows XP or use a pirated version just to be able to use your computer. Now that makes you a PIRATE… the bad part of sticking with Windows XP.
Conclusion:
The year 2008 will either be a make or break for Windows Vista and Linux. People who doesn’t want to buy Vista may have to switch to Linux or yet a Mac.
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