21% Of Windows XP Users Weren’t Aware Of Support Cutoff [Survey]

21% Of Windows XP Users Werent Aware Of Support Cutoff [Survey]We know that there are many out there who aren’t pleased by Microsoft’s decision to end support for Windows XP. Given that the software is four generations old, it was only a matter of time before support was pulled and it is completely understandable. Avast, the company behind the anti-virus software for computers, was one of those who voiced their displeasure.

In a recent survey the company conducted, they found that out of the Windows XP users they survey, a surprising 21% of those users did not even know that support for Windows XP had been pulled in the early part of April. This is despite the amount of coverage that the topic had gotten and the amount of attention Microsoft was attempting to draw to it. (more…)

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