• Windows XP at risk as antivirus vendors jump ship
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[url]http://www.infoworld.com/t/anti-virus/windows-xp-risk-antivirus-vendors-jump-ship-217806[/url] [quote=InfoWorld]If you owned an antivirus company with tight deadlines and limited resources, would you (a) put more effort into a wildly successful old operating system that really needs help, or (b) shift resources to work on an unpopular new operating system that ships with an adequate, built-in, and free, antivirus package? Looks like the answer's (b), for reasons that escape me. Virus Bulletin has just published a review (subscription required) of the 40 most popular antivirus products, pitting Windows XP Pro SP3 against a menagerie of infectious malware. An astounding 11 of the tested products didn't earn VB's presitigious VB100 Award, which is given to AV products with 100 percent detection of known in-the-wild viruses, with zero false positives.[/quote]
Time to upgrade to better operating system.. [url=http://xubuntu.org/]Like this[/url] or [url=http://lubuntu.net/]this one[/url], assuming you're running XP because you're driving a bucket.
Come on, if you are still using god damn XP, get with the times. 2001 was god damn 12 years ago.
[QUOTE=Intoxicated Spy;40510555]Come on, if you are still using god damn XP, get with the times. 2001 was god damn 12 years ago.[/QUOTE] Not the times, one the before the times. But not the one before that.
[QUOTE=Intoxicated Spy;40510555]Come on, if you are still using god damn XP, get with the times. 2001 was god damn 12 years ago.[/QUOTE] Haha yeah right got a source behind that big talker???
I like XP though...
I don't use any anti-virus program anyway. Whenever I get infected I just use Combofix, but it only happened once when my brother borrowed my laptop. But yeah, upgrading soon. Been using this shit for over 6 years and it really is getting old.
Uh, how many corporate system backbones are composed of Windows XP?
I like watching reality TV and seeing people like homicide detectives still using XP, it's terrible.
[QUOTE=rikimaru6811;40510573]I don't use any anti-virus program anyway. Whenever I get infected I just use Combofix, but it only happened once when my brother borrowed my laptop.[/QUOTE] that is insanely naive of you [QUOTE=The Pretender;40510599]I like watching reality TV and seeing people like homicide detectives still using XP, it's terrible.[/QUOTE] windows 95 is better for super-duper uber hacking NERD
[QUOTE=oyotnas;40510572]I like XP though...[/QUOTE] So you like an operating system that [B]no one[/B] is going to be supporting in the near future? Microsoft are very close to the "haha, pay us per fix or fuck off" stage of support. Not to mention you haven't been able to buy a PC with XP on for 3 years, or XP itself for 5 years.
[QUOTE=oyotnas;40510572]I like XP though...[/QUOTE] I like XP, too. I also like Windows 98 and DOS. But they're decades old and very outdated.
[QUOTE=Adlertag1940;40510597]Uh, how many corporate system backbones are composed of Windows XP?[/QUOTE] Surely there can't be [I]that[/I] many out there still, Microsoft have been trying to get companies to make the move for a few years now.
Windows 7 isn't really popular at my place also each copy that gets shipped into my country its price will go up to 300% :v:
[QUOTE=rikimaru6811;40510630]Windows 7 isn't really popular at my place also each copy that gets shipped into my country its price will go up to 300% :v:[/QUOTE] There are alternatives..
[QUOTE=danharibo;40510637]There are alternatives..[/QUOTE] Linux?
"With Microsoft support going away in April 2014, and XP still accounting for more than 40 percent of all Windows Internet usage, heaven knows XP owners will need some protection for a long time to come." XP users also shouldn't expect companies to support their decade-old OS indefinitely. [img]https://www.infoworld.com/sites/infoworld.com/files/media/image/windows_security_hp.jpg[/img] oh shit look out it's a hacker
[QUOTE=rikimaru6811;40510640]Linux?[/QUOTE] No, NetBSD.
[QUOTE=Jsm;40510613]Surely there can't be [I]that[/I] many out there still, Microsoft have been trying to get companies to make the move for a few years now.[/QUOTE] There's still a sizable chunk of XP systems: [url]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usage_share_of_operating_systems[/url]
[QUOTE=rikimaru6811;40510640]Linux?[/QUOTE] no. buy the w7 key online.
[quote] Looks like the answer's (b), for reasons that escape me.[/quote] Fuck you, article. Are you seriously endorsing further support for this outdated cesspit of an OS?
glad i switched to windows 7 recently
XP isn't bad, but it's very outdated and your only excuse not to change is price, laziness, or an unwillingness to let go of that familiarity. Look, I transitioned straight from XP to 7 and there is basically no period of unfamiliarity.
[QUOTE=Intoxicated Spy;40510555]Come on, if you are still using god damn XP, get with the times. 2001 was god damn 12 years ago.[/QUOTE] I'm still using Windows 2000. There's no point to upgrade if the task you use it for does not require it. Quit with the peer pressure. You know how sad it is to rate someone depending on the version of OS you they use?
[QUOTE=Adlertag1940;40510597]Uh, how many corporate system backbones are composed of Windows XP?[/QUOTE] All XP here. As you can see. We just got some Win7 test-PCs but only the email works on them, nothing else supports Win7. :v:
Oh no! Protect the seven people that still use it!
[QUOTE=borisvdb;40511014]Oh no! Protect the seven people that still use it![/QUOTE] [img]http://puu.sh/2LRtY.png[/img] Win 8 is suprisingly low
I used WinXP from when it came out up until January of this year, and the only reason I switched over was because I got a laptop loaded with Win8 for Christmas. Honestly, Win8 feels like a massive improvement overall. Yes, the interface is stupid at times (especially when it comes to connecting to wifi and all that) but it feels faster and more up to date and ready to do tasks of the current age that WinXP was sluggish about.
I've got two systems running Win XP and Win 7 respectively. I plan to add another Win 7 system to the list to replace my current XP machine as my main desktop. Either way, now is the time to plan/invest in a new system/new os and transfer everything over. 2014 will be coming sooner than you know it. Even if your system will last beyond that, and/or you are fantastic at DIY virus removal of your own system, get ready.
Godspeed 2nd best OS. And for all of you shitting on XP, just stop. It's stupid how you guys are making fun of a good OS, one that you've probably used at home in your life before moving on to whatever OS you currently use now.
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