Lynn Fredricks wrote:
Dropping support for Windows XP would be fairly foolish
(while dropping support for 10.5 and lower will just elicit a
tired sigh);
I think it's a really bad idea to embed something as important as this is a
thread about 10.5.
Check out this Computeworld article:
http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9245966/Users_postpone_ditch_XP_decis
ion_as_Windows_8_runs_to_stay_in_place
This shows that XP accounted for 29.2% of desktop and notebook PCs as
recently as last month. That's almost 5 x the number of all machines running
Mac OS.
I promise this will be my last Linux fanboy post this week, but it's
relevant in reminding us that when it comes to expired systems we have
options:
11 Percent of Windows XP Users Will Switch to Linux, Survey Claims
<http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2014/02/windows-xp-users-may-switch-linux>
This article notes that as of October there were about 500 million PCs
running XP:
<http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/10/01/six_months_end_xp_support/>
So if the survey methodology pans out, that'll mean roughly 55 million
new Linux installs.
--
Richard Gaskin
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