15-Year-Old Windows XP Refuses to Die Despite Windows 10 Push

[Exterminator]

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Windows XP was launched no less than 15 years ago, but shockingly, it continues to be one of the most-used desktop operating systems around the world, and statistics show that it still won’t go away too easily in the coming years.

Support for Windows XP ended on April 8, 2014, and despite Microsoft’s warnings, users who were still running it at that time refused to upgrade. And what’s worse, many are still doing it these days, despite the fact that Microsoft launched Windows 10 and pushed so hard for everyone to adopt it.

A quick look at market share figures shows that Windows XP not only didn’t lose too many users when Windows 10 launched, but it even gained more, managing to improve its score for two consecutive months. As compared to May 2015, Windows XP only dropped approximately 4.5 percent, which is extremely low for an operating system that no longer receives updates.

What happened when Windows 10 launched?
One year ago, Windows XP was running on 14.60 percent of desktop computers in the world and gradually dropped until it reached 11.72 percent in July, the same month when Windows 10 officially got to see daylight.

In August, however, Windows XP recovered to 12.14 percent and then jumped to 12.21 percent the next month, before eventually starting to decline once again in September.

The drop continued until January 2016, when Windows XP once again managed to increase its share from 10.93 percent to 11.42 percent, thus going back to the same level as six months before.

In the last few months, Windows XP has continued to lose market share points, but it does it at the slowest and most painful pace possible. It dropped from 10.90 percent in March to 10.63 percent the next month before eventually going down to 10.09 percent in May.

Without a doubt, it’ll take many more months until Windows XP disappears completely, but these stats also show that Windows 10 still can’t make a difference no matter how hard Microsoft is trying.

These are some pretty amazing stats and the fact that MS,no matter how hard they try cannot get rid of the old operating systems is quite amazing in and of itself.
IMO Windows 10,being probably the best OS released in Microsoft's history,should have put Windows XP to rest but their forcing 10 down peoples throats seems to have terribly backfired for them.
That combined with unwarranted paranoia has made a very good OS seem like the worst system ever released.

 

[Ink]

It's come to a day that no one care about Windows XP, and will fade from News headlines.

 

[DardiM]

I used windows XP until Windows 7 Release

 

[Deleted member 178]

XP survives because corporations/companies, low-end machines users in poor countries, etc... people keep it not for its architecture or superiority but because they are used to it.

 

[Stas]

I still use and will continue to use Windows XP for my old Acer Veriton 1000. It's connected to my tv and I use it as media player to watch movies in any format. XP using less space on HDD and less Ram that's why I don't feel the need to upgrade.

 

[shmu26]

there are more XP users than they think. They can only count computers that connect to the internet. There are plenty that don't, and are used for purposes other than surfing the web.

 

[Ink]

Google and Apple are missing out on this wonderful opportunity to gain more users.

 

[JakeXPMan]

In my opinion XP survives because it can surf the web, and does very well on low-end specs. That's what 50-80% of people look for. XP also still feels pretty modern in use and ability compared to the Windows 95 / 98 or people would still be on those too, but I bet the conflicts prevent that.

Many aren't aware of upgrading... or just like their Windows XP, whats not to like I have a feeling when the totals go from 10 back to 11% its the buying of used computers which have nice specs and XP still on them.

There's enough supported programs to keep the XP OS alive like Firefox and CCleaner etc. XP is living in that "middle ground" between modern and vintage. I myself like and use XP and 7. I'm a middle man.

 

[jamescv7]

I agree on the post by @Umbra

Honestly you cannot really prevent Windows XP completely disappear cause some enthusiast use that OS for testing purposes.

I think there should be an immediate massive black out support for the 3rd party programs in Windows XP.

 

[Deleted member 178]

home users still using XP are :

- people with minimal computing knowledge (only surfing on the net, using few apps, working) and no security knowledge; even some don't have the skill to install a new OS.
- geeks that love XP and has some good computing/security knowledge and can compensate for flaws, weaknesses and vulnerabilities.

XP is obsolete, in term of security; it is why the geeks needs to build an armor around it.