![]() ![]() Jump ShipĪhh, the Mac and Linux users are smiling. If I spend it on my OS then I’m right back to where I was before adding more memory. But I have that much RAM because I need the power to do what I do. One reason is that I have 3 gigabytes of RAM. My personal development platform could handle Vista without a problem. Moreover, they all do exactly what we need them to do. Yet, ironically, they all perform splendidly running XP. None of the computers in my company are built to handle Vista. First of all I would have to upgrade every machine I own save my personal development platform. But in all practicality, this isn’t even an option. That is, after all, what Microsoft would advise me to do if I were to ask. I could bite the bullet and upgrade to Windows Vista. My decision doesn’t just affect me either: Barring one machine missing some stupid music file, beethov9.wma, hindering its upgrade from SP2 to SP3, my entire office runs Windows XP Professional with Service Pack 3 (SP3) installed. The big question is what will I encounter if unsupported? Will I regret the decision and then find myself stuck? Others must wonder the same thing. I suspect this will also be the route taken by many others. ![]() This is probably be the route I’ll take due to myriad factors affecting my other choices. Loudly complain about it hoping something will change for the good.Say screw it and jump ship by getting a Mac or Linux machine. ![]() Get new computers and upgrade to the Vista or Windows 7 OS.Perhaps ignore the loss of support and hope things will just work out.This leaves me with some choices, none of which may be as good for me, or Microsoft, as just continuing the needed free mainstream support would be. Even though critical support - whatever that means - will still be offered until 2014. On April 14th, 2009, Microsoft plans to end mainstream support for the Windows XP operating system (OS). The doomsayer said the end of XP is near and the doomsayer foretold correctly. ![]()
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