Well, since various government users have subscribed to extended XP support, MS can just as well make it available globally.
Hackers ZERO IN on ZOMBIE XP boxes: Get patching, Internet Explorer 8 users
A newly uncovered attack specifically targeting out-of-support Windows XP machines running Internet Explorer 8 is being used to hack potential victims in multiple industries across Europe and North America, according to security researchers. This is the first “in the wild” attack spotted against Windows XP after Microsoft …
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Friday 2nd May 2014 17:19 GMT AnoniMouse
Where's the surprise? This is nothing short of a protection racket.
So MS withdraw support.
MS announce vulns, and that they affect now unsupported MS products.
Hackers have a field day
Numerous nefarious actors must be thanking their lucky stars that MS's drive to force people to buy new versions of its OS apparently absolves MS from any responsibility for defects in its past products (still used on 30% of PCs).
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Monday 5th May 2014 14:37 GMT Tom 13
Re: Microsoft already patched this hole in XP too.
Which is why MS should really wave the white flag and surrender to XP users. Charge them $120 for another three years of patch support and be done with it. Maybe by then enough kit will have failed and been replaced that they can kill it. But probably not before then.
Let's face it the only reason most people buy the newer OSes is either that's what came on the brand name kit at the big box store or the equipment manufacturer is no longer writing XP drivers for their kit. Otherwise most folks would just trundle along using XP because it is fit for their purpose.
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