Windows XP was (is?) the most successful Windows version in the NT family. Now Windows 7 and Windows 8 are quickly removing it from the scene. But there was a time not very long back when OS meant Windows XP for most of the people around the world. A time when Linux wasn’t so popular and UNIX only ran in the servers. UNIX still runs in the servers only LOL but UNIX-like OS’s have spread a lot among common users and hackers (or developers) today.
Windows XP still can be seen in many big and small organizations especially businesses who don’t have time (or money) to change all their PC’s to Windows 7 or 8. XP is like a soul-mate to many and leaving it is like leaving an old trusted friend. Still Microsoft is going to end all it’s support to Win XP early this year and the PC’s that don’t move on will cease to get any more security updates and patches.
Many including me were stuck on XP for a good long time and very reluctantly let go of it. This is most applicable to gamers. Games like Battlefield 3 and Crysis 3 cannot be played on XP! You need Windows Vista onwards to play them. And these are just couple of games that I mentioned- there are more.
Another factor was the customizability and openness of XP that is not in Windows 7 with strict control over processes. This “openness” of XP was also the reason behind the never-ending malware infections. But the customizability factor that allowed theming of almost everything in XP is gone from Win 7. In Win 7 the “Start Button” is not easy to modify and a patched explorer.exe with modified Start Button graphic must replace the original one.
Now since everything has a beginning and an end, same is the truth for XP too. Windows 7 has many improvements over XP and there ARE workarounds to achieve XP like behaviour and look in 7. So, say a bye-bye to XP and welcome Windows 7 and 8.
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