● 08.03.10

●● Expiry of Windows XP SP2 to Spur Adoption of GNU/Linux

Posted in GNU/Linux, Microsoft, Vista 7, Windows at 7:23 am by Dr. Roy Schestowitz

Looking for adopters…

Summary: As Microsoft pulls the plug on one of the most used operating systems ever GNU/Linux is expected to gain and Vista 7 still struggles to gain a following

A couple of posts ago we referenced a new item which says: “A recent poll found 20% or respondents indicate they would switch to GNU/Linux as a result of the ending of support for SP2.”

According to this article, Vista 7 has adoption issues.

Even after dumping support for Windows XP with Service Pack 2 (SP2), the Vole is still finding it hard to get people to move off Windows XP and onto Windows 7. According to figures released by Netmarketshare, usage of Windows Vista and Windows 7 combined fails to eclipse that of Windows XP. That’s a disappointing statistic, given that Windows 7 has been available, in one way or another, for well over a year and Windows Vista has been knocking around for nearly four years.

This agrees with trends we've been been pointing out since yesterday. Vista 7 is hardly the success Microsoft wants people to believe that it is. █

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