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Windows 8.1 has reached end of life as surely as Windows XP

2014-04-03 13:06:19| InfoWorld: Top News

Microsoft's own Windows deployment ace Ben Hunter just posted a detailed overview of th

Clock Counting Down on Windows XP Support

2014-04-01 20:06:22| TechNewsWorld

As Microsoft prepares to cut off support for Windows XP, hackers are sharpening their knives in anticipation of carving up the operating system's carcass. Web predators will pounce on XP 10 minutes after Microsoft pulls the support plug on the software, predicted one former military computer specialist and network engineer. Indeed, it appears that information highwaymen are stockpiling ammunition.

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Microsoft plans lucky 13th-anniversary edition of Windows XP

2014-04-01 12:00:00| InfoWorld: Top News

If you can't pull the plug, you might as well fire it up again.

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Microsoft dangles $50 carrot in front of XP users

2014-03-17 12:56:18| InfoWorld: Top News

Microsoft has anted up in its attempt to convince last-minute laggards to abandon Windows XP by handing a $50 carrot to people who buy a new Windows 8.1 device. On its online Microsoft Store, the Redmond, Wash. company is giving a $50 gift card to customers who buy one of 16 Windows 8.1 notebooks, desktops, tablets or 2-in-1 hybrids. The card is good for future purchases at the e-store.

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