The final push, the most final of pushes. Redmond is currently busy convincing as many users as it can to let go of Windows XP and upgrade to a newer version of the operating system.
With April 8 fast approaching, mere weeks remain for the old OS to reach end of support status.
Over the past year or so, the company has launched several different campaigns to convince users to move to a newer, more secure flavor of Windows. And now the company has rolled out a brilliant new Infographic that shows why Windows XP needs to be retired.
Interestingly, Microsoft does not recommend Windows 8.1 here.
The modern OS is not shown as the only alternative for the old platform, and Microsoft makes it clear that Windows 7 is also a good (and very capable) choice for those that are still running Windows XP.
Boy oh boy, Microsoft really wants to steer people away from XP! I get if from a business sense and I think it’s time, but I hope they don’t upset people with this.