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It's not a push. It's pull.
Source -Microsoft pushes users to ditch XP with IE9 plans, says analyst
Opportunity for rivals, especially Firefox, to gain users; Chrome need not apply
Microsoft's decision to abandon Windows XP with its next browser is a business move meant to push people off the aged operating system, an analyst said today.
It also gives rivals like Mozilla an opportunity to make further inroads into Internet Explorer's market share, said Sheri McLeish of Forrester Research. "XP is in that same world as Office 2003 and IE6," said McLeish. "Microsoft doesn't want to prolong the life of those products."
McLeish was reacting to Microsoft's stated plans not to support its next-generation browser, Internet Explorer 9 (IE9), in Windows XP. Google, which creates Chrome, criticized that decision yesterday during a panel discussion at Web 2.0 on the future of browsers.
"It's not in [Microsoft's] interest to support XP," McLeish added. "They have a vision of moving people ahead on operating systems. That's their business intent."
Microsoft pushes users to ditch XP with IE9 plans, says analyst - Computerworld
Good idea, force XP out of existance. I could so care less about XP. :)
Its no big suprise, as they have pulled support for XP there is no reason for them to support XP with IE9,
I can see alot of people getting peeved by this, but why not? its now 10 years old, with 2 successors, by that logic they should release it for Windows 98-ME as well
I'm sure XP users couldn't care less when they read this in Firefox.
Oh Well...I still got two XP... one 10 years old and another one just 4 years old. They do both working fine with IE 8, so why should i bother IE 9 on an XP!!
Everything grows up, as just my Win 7 will fit perfect IE 9.