Send off Windows XP by blowing it up with Microsoft's help

    Send off Windows XP by blowing it up with Microsoft's help


    Posted: 11 Apr 2014
    From the good-sport department, Microsoft takes a shot at itself with a Web game that encourages players to send Windows XP back to the early naughts, permanently.

    As Windows XP begins its long demise, you can't accuse Microsoft of lacking in gallows humor. As support for the endurance champion of modern OSes ended this week, the Internet Explorer team released a hilarious self-deprecating Web game called "Escape from XP" to have a little fun while also encouraging folks to upgrade to newer versions of Windows and Internet Explorer.
    The game play itself isn't quite up to par with what's come out of the Xbox team, like, ever, but who cares? This is a glorious 8-bit self-satire that features an evil Clippy lording over a battlefield of ancient PCs, Internet Explorer 6 logos, and other digital relics from an age before the MS Office ribbon when Justin Timberlake was still just a member of 'N Sync and Friendster was king.


    Source: Send off Windows XP by blowing it up with Microsoft's help - CNET




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    andrew129260's Avatar Posted By: andrew129260
    11 Apr 2014



  1. Posts : 4,566
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    The game is quite fun :)
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  2. Posts : 25,847
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    Will this cause a class action suite against all of us that killed XP?
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  3. Posts : 4,566
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    Layback Bear said:
    Will this cause a class action suite against all of us that killed XP?

    Not that I am aware of
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    Layback Bear said:
    Will this cause a class action suite against all of us that killed XP?
    no but it probably will cause vista, 7, 8, and 8.1 bashing in this thread. put on your riot gear on i have.
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