10 years of Windows XP
Yesterday, October 25, 10 years have passed since the release of Microsoft Windows XP.
“XP” in the title is short for “eXPerience” - “experience”. In Windows XP, the experience of previous versions of the system was collected. In addition, new features have been added that are primarily focused on usability: ClearType support and themes, system recovery, disc burning and much more.
According to official statistics, it was this operating system that was installed on most computers around the world until August 2011. Now it has moved to second place (retaining a share of 38%), yielding a newer Windows 7. But if you take unofficial statistics, taking into account pirated copies, it remains to be seen whether Windows XP actually yielded its positions.
In two and a half years, on April 8, 2014, official support for this operating system will end, but for now ...
“XP” in the title is short for “eXPerience” - “experience”. In Windows XP, the experience of previous versions of the system was collected. In addition, new features have been added that are primarily focused on usability: ClearType support and themes, system recovery, disc burning and much more.
According to official statistics, it was this operating system that was installed on most computers around the world until August 2011. Now it has moved to second place (retaining a share of 38%), yielding a newer Windows 7. But if you take unofficial statistics, taking into account pirated copies, it remains to be seen whether Windows XP actually yielded its positions.
In two and a half years, on April 8, 2014, official support for this operating system will end, but for now ...
Happy anniversary, Windows XP!
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Source: https://habr.com/ru/post/131226/
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