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Windows XP holdouts are even more danger than ever after Microsoft abandoned anti-malware support for the ancient platform.
Redmond overnight stopped providing XP support for new and existing installs of its Security Essentials package.
The run-as-needed Malicious Software Removal Tool has also been axed, while support for patching ended in April last year for those who aren't paying large wads of cash to stave off an upgrade.
"Please note that since the above real-time protection products have limited effectiveness on PCs that do not have the latest security updates, your PC will still be at risk for infection," Redmond says.
"We strongly recommend that you complete your migration to a supported operating system as soon as possible so that you can receive regular security updates to help protect your computer from malicious attacks."
Netmarketshare.com data shows XP is alive and kicking
Windows XP's market share still beats its loathed successor Windows Vista, MacOS and Linux on the desktop.
The operating has a 12 percent market share or 180 million users, according to netmarketshare.com , putting it in third spot just behind version 8.1 representing 13 percent of installs, and version 7 with a whopping 61 percent of installs.
Are you still running Windows XP? What about your company?
Original Submission
(Score: 2) by Hairyfeet on Friday July 17 2015, @08:42AM
That is why I never bothered researching a VM, the hardware to interact with the lathe is an ancient ISA board which uses IIRC phone cables to go from the back of the box to the lathe itself. While the thing may be older than dirt I gotta give the company that made it credit, they came up with a simple GUI that basically took over from dos (Kinda like GEM) that makes it pretty damned easy to pick your designs or tweak the design for the object being carved. Its a classic case of "Do one thing but do it really well" and it just keeps right on humming along.
ACs are never seen so don't bother. Always ready to show SJWs for the racists they are.
(Score: 2) by Reziac on Friday July 17 2015, @01:24PM
It ain't broke, don't fix it. There's no point in great "performance" when you're waiting for a lathe anyway; easy to use, works, paid for -- which part needs 'upgrading' ?? Yeah. None of 'em.
And there is no Alkibiades to come back and save us from ourselves.