Windows XP is proving to be so popular that Microsoft has had to create a new build of it just so there are enough activation keys for system builders still installing it on computers.

I’d love to see Windows XP die with dignity. But I expect to see it hanging on in airport and hospital signage and point-of-sale apps and on netbooks for at least a few more years before ...

In other words, if Windows 7 is made available later this year, you’ll still be able to pick up a netbook running XP well into 2010. That creates an interesting situation where you’ll be able ...

You could probably make a case that Windows XP changed the way we think about operating systems. Or maybe it was Windows Vista that did it. But up until Windows XP, most users were sick and tired ...

Just how much old Windows is in use is actually unclear: according to research by Spiceworks, just over half of businesses still have at least one PC running Windows XP and nearly one in 10 still ...

Windows Vista didn't have an easy launch, and as a result Microsoft and their partners had to prolong the life of Windows XP until June of this year in an attempt to keep system builders and their ...

Both outfits have Windows 7 below highs recorded in 2014. Windows 8.1 is up from 10.04 per cent in January to 10.49 per cent in February on Netmarketshare's numbers, and from 14.27 per cent to 14. ...

According to the latest figures from Statcounter, Windows XP is still used by 0.59% of Windows users, who make up 75.4% of the desktop market. Rough estimates suggest there are now more than two ...

Microsoft will never admit that Vista was a major mistake, but it was. People who tried it, hated it. Businesses have stuck with XP, or are moving to Macs or desktop Linux. Microsoft knows it too ...

At this point, you don’t need a survey to tell you that Windows 7 has been a success. But it’s always nice to have hard data. Thanks to Forrester Research, we’ve got a new Windows 7 survey ...

Certain geographical regions seem more inclined to stick with XP, including in China, which banned Windows 8 after Microsoft beefed up anti-piracy measures, and Eastern Europe, where the ...

Pretty soon it all won’t matter much, as XP users will just upgrade to Windows 7. Some speculate that’s actually true, believing Microsoft essentially already hinted this is going to happen.