Over 40% of computer users are still using decade-old Windows XP

xp PROFESSIONAL ALLOWS ME TO USE SOME VERY IMPORTANT DOS PROGRAMS. PFS FILE AS AN EXAMPLE. WINDOWS 7 WILL NOT LET ME. MICROSOFT WILL LET ME IF I PAY EXTRA.

THIS IS A RIP OFF. MAKE THEM ALL BACKWARDS COMPATABLE. THEN I MAY UPGRADE.
LARRY IN NEW ORLEANS

I frequently work on other peoples computers so I have had considerable exposure to Windows Vista and 7. I am not impressed! On my own 3 computers I dumped both operating systems and run XP Pro.Until the time comes when XP won't function with the programs I use I won't be changing.On my 2 laptops they run faster and with fewer crashes or freezes with XP. On my desktop, because it has so much more RAM, speed isn't as much of a problem. But I prefer XP and there is no appricable speed difference between 7 and XP. So given that things that are amazingly simple with XP are an endless pain in the %#% with 7 I have dumped the later OS and gone back to XP with no regrets.At some point these computers will die and there won't be hardware compatible with the older OS. My hope is by that time there will be a non-MS option.

I frequently work on other peoples computers so I have had considerable exposure to Windows Vista and 7. I am not impressed! On my own 3 computers I dumped both operating systems and run XP Pro.Until the time comes when XP won't function with the programs I use I won't be changing.On my 2 laptops they run faster and with fewer crashes or freezes with XP. On my desktop, because it has so much more RAM, speed isn't as much of a problem. But I prefer XP and there is no appricable speed difference between 7 and XP. So given that things that are amazingly simple with XP are an endless pain in the $$% with 7 I have dumped the later OS and gone back to XP with no regrets.At some point these computers will die and there won't be hardware compatible with the older OS. My hope is by that time there will be a non-MS option.

I'm dual booting - non-internet connected Windows XP for games, internet connected Windows 7 (will be replaced with Windows 8 on release) for everything else. Best way, since only XP can run the older games I play, but 7 is better for everything else cos of its features :-)

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Or maybe it's just that a lot of people don't feel the need to spend time and money to replace something that already works. Unless you need to buy a new computer with a new OS already on it, why bother?

1. MS program checked my system and informed me that I need to upgrade my graphics card to use Windows 7.
2. My computer is old, but still does everything I need it to do using XP.
3. It ain't broke, so I ain't gonna fix it, or upgrade it.

XP Rocks...... sometimes newer isn't better!

The original XP may be a decade old, but it's been updated multiple times. The current version of Windows XP (Service Pack 3) has only been out three years (April 21, 2008). Most things I own are older than that, and I don't plan on throwing them out any time soon.

I use several computers, with a mix of Windows 7 and Windows XP. They both have their qualities. The biggest drawback to Windows 7 for me, besides spending money on something that I don't need, is that I have a lot of other software and hardware that I still use that is not compatible with Windows 7. It's not just the cost of Windows 7, but the cost of replacing everything else that goes with it.

Over 40% of the computers in the past 10 years were built before 2006, when XP was the only operating system available. So, people are still getting plenty of use out of their old hardware and software. Nothing to see here folks, move along...

Not to mention the 120-299 price tag for upgrading to Windows 7. XP is stable and works, what more do you need?

What is the point of upgrading, really?? The final goal of PCs is not to run the operating system, it is to obtain results using applications. The improvements to each succeeding version of Windows are less and less significant while the cost of upgrading is still large.

Started working in the computer industry in '86 and have always waited for any kinks to be worked out. This approach allowed me to bypass ME and Vista and am still happily using XP.

Well hey guess what, not everyone wants to play the "chase the latest software" game. With a new version almost every year and the strict licensing with one per computer and the high price why would we. And oh yeah guess what ...linux is free. There will forever be a newer version of software and newer computers and devices it is called self preservation but that does not mean we have to engage in it all the time.

It's a tool. It works. The new versions are awful unless you are interested only in entertainment. Microsoft took a tool and made it into a toy.

Since I build my PCs, I will simply transfer the XP licenses as long as I can. Most people I know hate the changes Microsoft has made post-XP. They haven't made anything better, they just have to keep screwing around with it to make it different. I even use the "classic windows" settings in XP.

When Microsoft stops letting the marketing people decide what the operating system looks like, they will be much better off. I'll stay with XP as long as I can, then I'll probably switch over entirely to Linux.

My word processor won't run better on Windows newer, so buying new versions is basically just giving money to MS... I'd rather go buy a beer with it :)

XP Pro is great. Runs my games and Firefox. It is easy to use and has a very familiar interface.

So What. If it ain't broke, why fix it? Newer and better isn't always...

Well simply put XP worked... Vista didn't work... and Win 7 is somewhere between the two.

I no longer fear hell because I have Vista.