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Originally Posted by CrownVic95
Same question to you....tell us all about how you were attacked and exploited while running "unsupported" OSs - and please be specific with detail.
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I haven't because I don't run an unsupported OS. I like to stay current with Operating Systems. Windows XP was great...13 years ago.
Windows 7 is FAR superior in every way. Windows 8 is FINALLY pretty damn good, too.
I DO agree with you that MS can be a very greedy company with pricing models.
Let's look at MS Server. My boss asked "Hey, how much is a new mail server?"
The server hardware? $900.
"Sweet, let's get one..."
No so fast. It's another $2,500 for Server 2010. Another $4,000 for Exchange Server 2012. Plus we need to buy CAL's for 50 employees, that's another $3,000.....
But $100-$130 for a new OS every 6 or 7 years? That's REALLY too much for you?
Your OS is 13 years old! 13 years ago we didn't even have smartphones. Technology has changed.
How you are OK with this is beyond me. Windows XP flat is flat out
junk compared to 7. And Windows 7 will be supported until 2020. So between 2001 and 2020 you can't be "bothered" to spend another $100 on a new OS? Really? Release a few dollars from your wallet and upgrade already.
This is not a SCAM to push you out of parting with a few dollars. IT IS TIME TO UPGRADE.
Or, god forbid, you get Windows 8 which will be supported until 2023.
I will say it one last time because it seriously bears repeating: WINDOWS XP IS GARBAGE COMPARED TO WINDOWS 7 AND 8!!!
Have you seen the task manager in Windows 8? That ONE feature alone is worth upgrading for. The new Task Manager is FANTASTIC. Not even in the same ballpark as 7/XP's.
App History? AWESOME! Startup programs, right there? AWESOME. No more MS CONFIG.
One of the other KILLER features of Windows 8 is real time stats when copying files. Not just a gimmicky graphic. SERIOUSLY useful. If you start copying like a 5GB file, you walk away, come back and realize... aw geez, this is going to take an hour??? I wanted to get in a quick game of *** before bed and that will make it run slow...
Windows XP? CANCEL... and then wait a few minutes while it actually stops the copy job. How frustrating is that?
Windows 8? PAUSE. That's right. PAUSE a copy and resume when you want. Check out the pause button in the upper corner.
I will freely admit I did NOT love 8 when it first came out. Didn't HATE it... but didn't love it.
With the latest updates it is really recommendable.
It's time people. Time to dump XP at the very least for Windows 7.
Notice I make a pretty good case for upgrading and I didn't use ONE scare tactic???
IT. IS. TIME.