XP updates stop as of 4/2014, so any holes found after that date will go unplugged.
The reason I upgraded to 8.1 late last year.
"Unplugged" by the MS pukes, officially, yes -but the 'nix crowd has historically been the ones to first find and fix any difficulties arising and I do not see that as changing any time soon.
“XP updates stop as of 4/2014, so any holes found after that date will go unplugged.”
It is just sad and maddening that the ONLY reason there is for me to do an upgrade or other alternative is that reason. I can find NO feature or capability that I need or want in an expensive, risky, and time-eating new Windows program.
When I purchase a new anything, I do so because the old one is worn out or I want some new capabilities. I can’t believe that some third party can’t take the new upgrades and come up with an equivalent one for XP for an annual subscription fee.