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Hi there
Inevitable -- but some of the JUNK that appears written by so called specialists is utterly amazing".
Quote for example -- "3 years is MORE than enough time for people to upgrade..."
Some legacy hardware costing 1000's of $$$'s CAN'T be upgraded -- manufacturer no longer in existence or legacy app is so specialized and niche that there isn't a market to upgrade the software / or hardware for that matter.
A lot of equipment is used out "in the field" also for example --Volcano measuring - gas analysis - lots of these in Iceland, Italy (South) etc, or on Oil rigs / other engineering projects. This stuff also doesn't go through "traditional upgrade routes".
Some of these "Scrobbity Pontificators" should realize that not everybody using a computer is in an office like environment.
Hopefully this isn't another one of those Gartner's articles.
Some of this equipment lasts for several generations -- also in a lot of these cases the lack of Security fixes for future XP systems in LESS important by far than having the hardware running -- I doubt whether complicated spectral analysis of gases emanating from Icelandic volcanoes is likely to be a target for any sort of hacker either.
True these account for a small percentage of XP users but they are by no means negligible.
It's good that XP is really on its last legs but for some they will have to stay with it for some time whatever appears in the meantime.
If only writers etc could employ the old maxim "Before opening mouth (or putting pen to paper / finger to keyboard ) please engage Brain".
Cheers
jimbo
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