Millions of computers still running Windows XP

With less than a week to go before Microsoft ends support for Windows XP, over 27% of Internet-connected computers are still running the venerable O/S, according to an Ars Technica report.

Microsoft has clearly been unable to convince XP users to switch to another O/S, and the days and weeks following April 8 will likely be filled with stories about new malware and attacks on XP-based systems.

About jrivett

Jeff Rivett has worked with and written about computers since the early 1980s. His first computer was an Apple II+, built by his father and heavily customized. Jeff's writing appeared in Computist Magazine in the 1980s, and he created and sold a game utility (Ultimaker 2, reviewed in the December 1983 Washington Apple Pi Journal) to international markets during the same period. Proceeds from writing, software sales, and contract programming gigs paid his way through university, earning him a Bachelor of Science (Computer Science) degree at UWO. Jeff went on to work as a programmer, sysadmin, and manager in various industries. There's more on the About page, and on the Jeff Rivett Consulting site.

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