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Old May 22nd 14, 05:57 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.hardware
darkrats[_12_]
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Default "Haswell" and Windows XP

I appreciate your point of view, but there are many applications for XP that
will likely never need to be updated to remain functional. I use Office 2003
to type a letter or some other such document. Later versions add nothing to
that experience. Sometimes it seems that the only thing MS did in 2007 etc.
was to rearrange buttons and toolbars. I know users who still have Office 97
and get by just fine, and how many years ago was that released? Just saying,
some people, like myself, see no reason to abandon XP just yet. Please don't
bring up security concerns. These are addressed through firewalls, antivirus
and malware programs, and other browsers. And, like I said, update patches
will be ported over from other XP variations for years to come. After that,
XP enthusiasts will be producing their own patches. Even the XP source code
will some day be leaked or made available, and that will open up many new
possibilities for this fine operating system.


"Good Guy" wrote in message
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On 22/05/2014 03:09, Mike Rumble wrote:
Originally there seemed little hope that XP would continue on new
hardware,
but it now looks like that may not be the case. With the latest security
updates being ported over from POS 2009, we XP users could be around for
another 10 years or more.

Doing what for 10 years on XP? There won't be any new application
packages for XP so either you continue using what you you currently have
or get on the band wagon and get Windows 8.1. You have to earn a living
and for that you will need state of the art technology. The days of using
pen and paper are over.


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