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It's a sad day for most loyal XP users as Microsoft officially ends technical support for itsWindows XP operating system. And fittingly, it is also an opportunity for China's domesticInternet security companies to boost their business.
The 12-year reign of Windows XP: a legend
All computer users must be familiar with Window XP’s default background- a tranquilscene with blue skies full of cotton-candy clouds over grassed hills - and most people mustwish the system would last as long as the scenery - forever.
Although the Windows operating system is updated frequently, Windows XP isundoubtedly the most popular version, and the most successful, to the extent thatMicrosoft maintained its support for more than 12 years after it first went on sale onOctober 24, 2001.
In the last 13 years, Windows XP has witnessed a revolution in personal computers, andthe popularization of the Internet. According to Net Applications Windows XP still holds27.69% of the market share, which makes it the second most popular operating system inthe world after Windows 7, and which is also a very strong number for a product that hasnot been on sale for 6 years.
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