Friday, July 24, 2015

Where Now For Windows 7? (And Why Windows XP Is Still Hanging On Too)

Where Now For Windows 7

David Crookes looks at Microsoft's plans for Windows 7 now that its latest operating is available

Microsoft's release of Windows 10 is just days away. It is the successor to the ill-fated Windows 8 and 8.1 operating systems and it has, in the upgrade process, skipped an entire number, as many of you will know. The company has kept quiet over the reason why it has done this, leading to speculation that it's because the number 9 is unlucky in Japan or that it's to do with an issue surrounding software checking for Windows 95 or 98. But the effect has been to put some distance between the new and old. The only problem is the old could so easily linger and bite Microsoft on the bum.
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