Microsoft will use pop-ups to warn Windows XP users to upgrade
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Microsoft is planning to use pop-up warnings to entice Windows XP users to upgrade. The software maker is ending support of XP on April 8th, and will start distributing notices next week to machines running the 12-year-old operating system.
I'll take, "How do you irritate existing customers? for $200, Alex"
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Microsoft is planning to use pop-up warnings to entice Windows XP users to upgrade. The software maker is ending support of XP on April 8th, and will start distributing notices next week to machines running the 12-year-old operating system.
I'll take, "How do you irritate existing customers? for $200, Alex"
Wow, how far they have fallen. We used to beat down the doors to get at the latest offerings from MS now they have scare people into buying a POS nobody wants. XP will run fine mine's been untethered from the mothership (automatic corrupdates off) for the better part of a decade. MS, once a proud company to a fault is now a wounded cornered animal.
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Wow, how far they have fallen. We used to beat down the doors to get at the latest offerings from MS now they have scare people into buying a POS nobody wants. XP will run fine mine's been untethered from the mothership (automatic corrupdates off) for the better part of a decade. MS, once a proud company to a fault is now a wounded cornered animal.
:wtf: A wounded cornered animal at least has a chance, however slight. :omg:
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:wtf: A wounded cornered animal at least has a chance, however slight. :omg:
Ya, they'll bite you good and don't have your best interest at heart! :-D
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Microsoft is planning to use pop-up warnings to entice Windows XP users to upgrade. The software maker is ending support of XP on April 8th, and will start distributing notices next week to machines running the 12-year-old operating system.
I'll take, "How do you irritate existing customers? for $200, Alex"
We are all familiar with the saying "you can catch more flies with honey than vinegar"? In Microsoft's case, their business model and wish is to get people off the Windows XP platform, which works, onto Windows 8, which has many issues in the geek community and otherwise. I have a solution for it. Provide registered XP users with an opportunity to move to Windows 7 if their hardware supports it. All for the cost of shipped media, about $15-20 or so, the same protocol that is used for near next version Windows-based computers "Buy Win7 now, get Win8 for free, etc.". This way those folks on XP can migrate up with limited licensing expenses.
Free your mind and the rest will follow, Don't be colorblind, don't be so shallow!
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Wow, how far they have fallen. We used to beat down the doors to get at the latest offerings from MS now they have scare people into buying a POS nobody wants. XP will run fine mine's been untethered from the mothership (automatic corrupdates off) for the better part of a decade. MS, once a proud company to a fault is now a wounded cornered animal.
The problem is that MS have never before been in a situation where 13+ years after an OS's debut it still has 30% market share. Windows 2000 was at 2% after 10 years. At some point they have to stop supporting it. Maybe they should wait until share drops to 5%?
Kevin
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We are all familiar with the saying "you can catch more flies with honey than vinegar"? In Microsoft's case, their business model and wish is to get people off the Windows XP platform, which works, onto Windows 8, which has many issues in the geek community and otherwise. I have a solution for it. Provide registered XP users with an opportunity to move to Windows 7 if their hardware supports it. All for the cost of shipped media, about $15-20 or so, the same protocol that is used for near next version Windows-based computers "Buy Win7 now, get Win8 for free, etc.". This way those folks on XP can migrate up with limited licensing expenses.
Free your mind and the rest will follow, Don't be colorblind, don't be so shallow!
Herbert H Dupree II wrote:
In Microsoft's case, their business model and wish is to get people off the Windows XP platform, which works, onto Windows 8, which has many issues in the geek community and otherwise.
A lot of the commenters in these postings aren't even happy about migrating to Windows 7 let alone 8! Though admittedly it would be easier for MS if 8 had not had such a bad press.
Kevin
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Herbert H Dupree II wrote:
In Microsoft's case, their business model and wish is to get people off the Windows XP platform, which works, onto Windows 8, which has many issues in the geek community and otherwise.
A lot of the commenters in these postings aren't even happy about migrating to Windows 7 let alone 8! Though admittedly it would be easier for MS if 8 had not had such a bad press.
Kevin
During the two posts, I have went out and purchased 8.1 Pro Pack, while subsequently upgrading my Windows 8 box to Windows 8.1 and further to Windows 8.1 Pro. When Windows 8.2 (Win8.1Update1) comes out next month, I will load it on my secondary system, test it out, and then load it on the primary system. It would be great if I could get my hands on Windows 8.2 to run in a Virtual Lab (VM) but I guess to be expecting too much.
Free your mind and the rest will follow, Don't be colorblind, don't be so shallow!