Re: [OM] (OM) Computers

[Mike Lazzari]

> There are other threats which are patched by the provider of the OS. This is 
> what XP will no longer have. And I am fairly sure that most businesses will 
> have migrated away from XP by the time support is discontinued.
Actually a lot of threats, perhaps a majority, come in through other 
vectors like the browser. No OS "patch" can protect against a mouse 
click. I understand a larger corporation migrating painfully to another 
OS but it may not make sense for the majority of small businesses with a 
few or one (myself) employee. Or for Brian. The only rational path for 
Brian would be to purchase a full retail version of e.g. Win7pro x64 (I 
did) which he would be able to take with him to a new computer. Make 
sure the tech installs the full version rather the common OEM version. 
Another benefit is full free support by a live person who can 
communicate in your language of choice. And anyway I think that anti 
virus programs will continue to support XP for the foreseeable future. I 
agree that this isn't the ideal choice but is logical for many users.
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