End of Road For Windows XP as Mirosoft shuts it down.

Microsoft has announced that it would shut down support for its 11-year old Windows XP operating system widely used in personal computers and laptops over security concerns. Ahead of the planned shut down, Microsoft
Acting Country Manager for Nigeria, Mrs
Awawu Olumide-Sojirin told journalists in
Lagos that the company will stop sending
updates and assisted support to Windows XP
by April, 2014.
She said the measure was taken to protect
users of the application from fraudsters and
hackers who have found ways to make
Window XP vulnerable. Awawu noted that Microsoft have since
launched window 8, to replace Windows XP and
urged users to switch to the latest window to
avoid security issues. She said: "Microsoft primary focus is to ensure
users are protected and Windows 8 is thus
capable of providing better security against
malware. It contains a Defender; a full-
featured anti-virus solution included in every
edition of the operating system. "That is why we are encouraging companies to
upgrade to Windows 8. The reasons are
obvious: security till today and in future
remains a high priority investment area and
with it we have enabled a broad range of new
capabilities that address the top security needs and threats that they are facing
today". Also speaking about the development, Mr.
Oluyomi Alarape, datacenter solutions
Specialist, Microsoft Anglophone West
Africa,said Microsoft is ending support for XP
because "technology has dramatically
changed." He noted that the expiration of support for
Windows XP is expedient due to the fact that
there has been evolution in technology,
maintaining that business and personal
technology has dramatically changed over the
last decade. "While XP was one of the most popular
operating systems in Microsoft's history, it
was not designed to handle the challenges of
today, such as the increased exposure to cyber-
attacks and demands for more data privacy,
unlike our newer operating systems such as Windows 7 and 8," he said. He explained that, apparently, the security risk
is the most concerning for customers as there
are more sophisticated forms of attack which
can impact safety of personal information
and the hidden costs associated with support
and business continuity. "An 11-year-old operating system can no
longer address today's business and
technology needs nor security threats," he
said. He hinted that the sharp increase of
"hacktivism" and pirated software in 2012
formed part of reasons consumers should
upgrade from XP to the latest operating
systems such as Windows 7 or 8.

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