April 8 is the day support for XP ends. So,
Microsoft is reaching into its bag of
discount tricks to get users to drop the
decade-plus old operating system.
If you own a PC with XP and upgrade at the
Microsoft Store, you get $100 off , 90 days
of free support, and a "free data transfer,"
as spotted by Neowin.
The offer includes a new PC or Surface
device priced at $599 or more and
excludes Surface 2 "and some PCs,"
Microsoft said.
And you have to make an online purchase
with a Windows XP machine or take an XP
PC to a physical Microsoft Store.
April is shaping up to be a watershed of
sorts for Windows users. At the same time
that support for Windows XP is ending , the
more mouse-friendly Windows 8.1 update
is arriving to the general public.
Microsoft Vice President Joe Belfiore said
at Mobile World Congress that the company
wants to "make things better" for users
without touch screens.
So, if you hail from the mouse-centric
world of XP, the Windows 8.1 update
should be the most palatable Windows 8 to
date for XP users.
Those changes include new right-clickable
context-sensitive menus, the ability to pin
Metro apps to the Desktop task bar, and
adding dedicated search and power buttons
to the Start screen.
Meanwhile, the countdown for the end of
support for XP continues. "There will be no
more security updates or technical support
for the Windows XP operating system," as
Microsoft has made amply clear.
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