In terms of security, XP was immediately the target of attacks. It combined the well-received consumer user interface from Windows 98 with the stability of Windows NT, was out-of-the-box Internet capable with an excellent browser – Internet Explorer (IE) – and quickly took over the market. For now, Forrester says, most technology decision-makers seem satisfied with leaving employees to self-provision office productivity apps on their smartphones and tablets if they really want them.Microsoft introduced Windows XP in 2001, and it became an instant success. Apps on iOS and Android devices were rated important by just 16% of respondents, and support for non-Windows PCs was important to only 11%. Google Docs is doing an OK job with 9% share, but Office 365, Microsoft's on-demand version for consumers and small offices, has 14% share. Bringing up the rear was Corel Office, which still exists, but holds 1% market share. OpenOffice had just a 3% share, down from 13% in 2011, while LibreOffice was a mere 2%. There's bad news for supporters of free office suites like OpenOffice and LibreOffice. Windows XP SP2 is full of exploits, something I pointed out two years ago, because malware writers know targeting SP2 means the problem will never be addressed. The bad guys love these systems because they know they won't be fixed. If there is one thing I've learned in my time covering malware it’s that out-of-date software is ripe for exploitation. Once those applications are out of active support, any exploits uncovered by cybercrooks will not be fixed. Office XP is no longer supported and Microsoft plans to end support for Office 2003 on April 2014. The bad news is that 28% were using Office 2003 or earlier (presumably XP).
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