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by anewhnaccount 3416 days ago
But how many companies will want a migration path from XP? More than you may think.
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No (sane) company's migration path from XP is going to be to an open-source clone of XP developed by a small team, that offers them no guarantees whether it works, no support, and the possibility that development could stop at any time.
If I can offer you cloud-based access to a Windows app you need that no longer runs on hardware you can purchase, you don't have to know crap about what OS I'm running.
Now that's a startup idea.
If there are no other options, they will. And investors may be willing to fund a company that can keep XP apps running long-term.
No sane company is still using Windows XP, given that support ended 3 years ago and development ended a decade ago.
Still being used in POS equipment and ATMs.
"XP embedded" is still supported and updated, afaik.