Reminiscing about Windows XP
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Today, the 13-year-old Microsoft Windows XP system announced its official "retirement". "Blue sky, white clouds and green hills", this classic desktop will also become a beautiful memory. It is reported that Microsoft will stop supporting Windows XP and OFFICE2003 on April 8, and push the new Microsoft Windows 8.1 system to users. According to the security announcement released by Microsoft, the last XP security patch update will be provided at midnight on April 9, Beijing time. This means that although the XP system can continue to be used, it lacks security and cannot be updated. In this regard, a large number of netizens expressed their reluctance. XP, retire and reminisce Netizens: reluctant to say goodbye "We have been together for thousands of miles, but we will have to say goodbye. Goodbye, my good friend of 13 years." After Microsoft China said goodbye to XP on Weibo, many netizens expressed their nostalgia for XP. One netizen said: "The first computer my family bought in 2002 came with XP pre-installed. I still remember turning on the computer and seeing the beautiful blue sky, white clouds and green grass on the desktop. It was so beautiful. Thank you for serving me, goodbye XP." Another netizen shared the good memories between XP and his family: "In 2003, my uncle helped me buy my first computer. At that time, I knew nothing about computers, and he installed XP for me. My uncle passed away suddenly in 2009, but I insisted on using this XP computer until 2010. I really miss him." Another netizen reflected on the retirement of XP: "13 years have passed unknowingly. At that time, I was still in junior high school and played games crazily on my XP computer at home. Now I am about to enter my thirties. I suddenly realized that time is fleeting. I really should seize the past time and cherish time more in the future." Even Baidu Tieba expressed "affectionately": "I suddenly realized that Huang Jiaju has passed away for 20 years, the immortal legend Lin Zhiying is 39 years old, Jay Chou who used to play nunchakus is 35 years old, Jolin Tsai who played 72 transformations is 34 years old, Zhao Wei who played My Fair Princess is now a mother, Crayon Shin-chan's father has died, Naruto is about to end, Apple has released the 5S, ten years ago we looked forward to youth, ten years later we celebrate youth, we have to admit that our generation is getting old." Microsoft: XP is too old In fact, in Microsoft's view, the XP system launched in 2001 is too old. According to Microsoft's announcement, Microsoft will no longer provide new security upgrades, non-security patches, free or paid auxiliary support, and online technical documentation updates for the XP operating system after April 8. Microsoft said goodbye to XP, "13-year-old XP is the longest-serving operating system in history. With the rise of mobile Internet, the advancement of network technology, and the continuous development of new hardware technology and products, 13-year-old XP can no longer keep up with the times. It can no longer meet the needs of office and entertainment in the Internet era! It can no longer withstand the endless and innovative network attacks and security threats with its old body." Despite this, XP still occupies 10% of the global system share, and at the peak of XP, more than 400 million people around the world used this operating system. According to data released by StatCounter, an Internet traffic monitoring agency, XP's market share in my country is still as high as 54.13%, while Win7 ranks second, accounting for 38.01%, and Win8 only accounts for 2.56%. There are nearly 200 million computers installed and used by individual users. Shifting gears: Apple or Win8? According to statistics from the China Internet Network Information Center, more than 57% of Chinese XP users said they are not considering changing their operating system for the time being. "XP is old, Win7 is slow, and Win8 is not accustomed to use." In the eyes of most XP loyal users, they will use the XP system first until it is no longer usable, and then update or replace the system. "Not accustomed to the new system" is one of the main reasons why users cannot leave XP. In addition, concerns about software and game incompatibility, upgrade troubles, low hardware configuration, and expensive upgrade costs are also important factors for sticking to XP. "Procrastinate as much as possible," most XP users hold this mentality in the survey. However, after April 8, the maintenance cost of Windows XP has risen to at least $300, and now the maximum cost is $100. It is not easy to stay, and many users have turned to other computer systems on the market, such as Linux, Chromebook and Apple's Mac. The latest data from the statistical agency Net Applications shows that in March this year, the market share of Windows 8 and Windows 8.1 increased by 0.62 percentage points to 11.30%, less than Windows 7's 48.77%, while Windows XP still has a market share of 27.69%. On the other hand, the market share of Apple's Mac OS X operating system is 7.57%, and Linux is 1.49%. Computer fans talk about my 10 years with XP Narrator: Sun Lei Age: Born in 1985 Hobbies: I used to hang out in Zhongguancun every weekend At the end of 2002, I, who was used to using Win98, saw by chance that a classmate's computer was running a class interface, but it was very gorgeous (it was indeed much more beautiful than 98), and it could also change the style (what we now call the theme style), which made me very excited. This was my first encounter with XP. As a student, I was not rich, so I used half a week's living expenses to buy a book "XP System Introduction" at the bookstore. I was proficient in my Pentium 3 computer and had no problem installing Win95 and Win 98, but it was indeed a question whether XP could be used. After a week of research, I borrowed a classmate's XP installation disk and started to prepare to start. What surprised me was that the installation of XP was much simpler than Win95 and 98. It abandoned the 1.44-inch floppy disk boot and adopted the CD-ROM direct boot. I only needed to follow the prompts for each step, and it was completed in more than an hour. Compared with Win98, which took about 3 hours from formatting to installation, it was indeed much faster. Especially after updating to the sp3 version, I basically said goodbye to the blue screen. It is many times better than Win98 to run various programs, especially large programs. In 2005, I changed my computer to run XP, which was even more comfortable. I spent 10 years with XP, from Diablo, Lianliankan, CS to Warcraft, and then to office2000, VB programming, virtual machines, and backdoor intrusion. The development of science and technology is far beyond imagination, accompanied by the shortening of hardware update time - dual-core, quad-core, memory from 128m to 32G, especially in 2013, I bought a new notebook - using the Haswell series CPU, theoretically no longer supports XP, because its core graphics card HD 4600 no longer has XP drivers! This made me very sad. I also wanted to keep XP, but the facts are cruel. I installed it with a virtual machine and Win7 XP mode, but they were not the original XP. In the end, I gave up because XP does not support more than 4G memory, and the solid-state hard drive has lost its effectiveness on it! It's not that we want to give up XP! It's that it's been eliminated by hardware and the development of technology! Users, use it and worry about it. Those who stay behind: You may need to buy a new computer. What should users do in the post-XP era? Microsoft reminds users that although Microsoft cooperates with domestic security manufacturers to help users make the transition, no matter what security product, its protection effect is limited for an operating system that stops system security updates. In this regard, Microsoft recommends that users can first download and run the Windows Upgrade Assistant to check whether the computer meets the system requirements of Windows 8.1 and upgrade the version. However, only a very small number of old version computers can run the latest version of Microsoft system. Users who cannot upgrade may consider buying a new computer. Impact: There are hidden dangers in cash machines "Most of the computers in our Internet cafes use the XP system." The network manager of Beijing Bodian Internet Cafe told the Beijing Morning Post reporter, "Most of the domestic Internet cafes use the XP system, because many games still need to run on the XP system." According to the Beijing Morning Post reporter's investigation, most Internet cafes are still using the XP system and have no plans to replace computers or systems. "We have long been aware of the news that Microsoft will suspend XP system updates." A staff member of Dot Internet Cafe said, "But this has no impact on our Internet cafe. We have a firewall and are not worried about virus infection." The head of another Internet cafe said that the Internet cafe's system is outsourced to a professional company for management, but it has not yet given any warnings. According to reports, many ATMs use XP systems and may become "vulnerable" to hacker attacks. Mike Silver, an analyst at Gartner, said that ATMs installed in small shops or bars may face greater risks. These ATMs do not belong to banks, and their owners are generally unwilling to invest in software security. As a winner of Toutiao's Qingyun Plan and Baijiahao's Bai+ Plan, the 2019 Baidu Digital Author of the Year, the Baijiahao's Most Popular Author in the Technology Field, the 2019 Sogou Technology and Culture Author, and the 2021 Baijiahao Quarterly Influential Creator, he has won many awards, including the 2013 Sohu Best Industry Media Person, the 2015 China New Media Entrepreneurship Competition Beijing Third Place, the 2015 Guangmang Experience Award, the 2015 China New Media Entrepreneurship Competition Finals Third Place, and the 2018 Baidu Dynamic Annual Powerful Celebrity. |
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