XPost: alt.windows-xp, microsoft.public.windowsxp.general   
   From: Sh@dow.br   
      
   On Mon, 03 Apr 2017 13:58:40 -0300, Internetado   
    wrote:   
      
   >The World Still Loves Windows XP 15 Years After Its Launch (Softpedia   
   >News (Bogdan Popa, Microsoft News Editor))   
   >   
   >>  Believe it or not, but Windows XP is still powering 7.44 percent of the   
   >>  world’s computers, even though it’s already 15-years-old and it no   
   >>  longer receives support since April 2014. NetMarketShare data reveals that   
   >>  in March 2017, Windows XP dropped approximately 1 percent from the previous   
   >>  month, but remained the third most popular desktop operating system in the   
   >>  world after Windows 7 and Windows 10. Truth be told, the decline of Windows   
   >>  XP seems to happen at a faster pace these days, but this ancient operating   
   >>  system somehow sticks around despite the obvious risks of running a   
   >>  platform that no longer receives security updates from its vendor. The   
   >>  evolution of Windows XP’s market share shows that even though it has   
   >>  already reached of support, it remains the preferred choice for an   
   >>  important share of users, with some months even bringing a substantial   
   >>  increase in market share. Months of recovery Back in July 2016, for   
   >>  example, Windows XP posted gr...   
   >   
   >http://news.softpedia.com/news/the-world-still-loves-windows-xp   
   15-years-after-its-launch-514495.shtml   
      
   	The stats only count machines connected to the Internet. Due   
   to M$ scare campaign(TM), the majority are probably offline but still   
   working.   
   	Win 7, 8 and 10 machines are probably almost 100% online.   
   	I read somewhere that some even "deactivate" if you don't go   
   online once in a while to update the backdoors, I mean, verify the   
   system. That might have been the betas, though.   
      
   	XP usage is certainly much higher than advertised.   
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