The acting Country Manager for Microsoft West Africa, Mrs.
Awawu Olumide-Sojinrin, has cautioned users of Windows XP and Office 2003 in
Nigeria, to take the April 8, 2014 deadline for supporting these products
seriously.
Speaking at a press briefing in Lagos, she told DigitalSENSE Business News that the
announcement is to reiterate the need for those using Windows XP and Office
2003 to commence migration plans to the likes of Windows 7 and 8 or even latest
versions of Office, like Office 365 and Office 2013.
“So, we believe that way ahead of time, people should be
looking up for what is needed to stay ahead of technology,” Mrs.
Olumide-Sojinrin cautioned.
According to the Enterprise and Partner Group Marketing
Manager, Mr. Seun Adaramola , It’s in order to have an improved security that Microsoft
caters for improved services for its product consumers.
“That we properly cater for these products and customers are
important to us,” he said, adding that a life cycle is usually given for a
product to exist for about 10 years.
He stressed that come April 8, 2014 the support services for
Windows XP will seize.
“Windows XP will no longer be serviceable,” he declared,
adding though, people could still use it but there will be no gaurantee of
providing security patches.
He pointed out that Microsoft sees the move to terminate
support for some of its earlier products, especially with Windows XP as a way
of improving productivity, especially now that most products are touch-sensitive,
unlike what was obtained in year 2003 or earlier.
“In fact we want organisations to start migrating,” he asserted.
Maintaining that by April 8, 2014 the support services for Windows XP will no
longer exist and that means that even patches and other help will not be available
on these products.
Meanwhile, Microsoft Corporation says the end of support for
its Windows XP by Tuesday, April 08, 2014.
Also in Nigeria, the management of Microsoft in the West
Africa most populated nation, Thursday, said its officially proclaiming an end
for the support for Microsoft XP.
As said by sources close to Microsoft, who spoke to DigitalSENSE Business News hinted that this notification has become necessary
to enlighten the Information Technology (IT) consumers in this part of the
world, especially corporate organisations and businesses on the dangers
inherent in the continued use of Windows XP after April 08, 2014.
Additionally, some of these risks, DigitalSENSE Business News gathered include the loss of new security updates, non-security fixes or
online technical support.
Further investigations by DigitalSENSE Business News showed
that with its debut over 11 years on October 25, 2001, Windows XP was ruling
the world of operating systems until 2005 when Microsoft began effort to scale
up the known Windows XP's stable, usability, and fast before the introduction
of Windows Vista, which held the scene between 2006 and 2008 and has been
available in 25 languages.
The Windows XP came in two forms, namely the Home Edition
desktop and XP Professionals.
Windows XP was released with a redesigned look and feel
that's centered on usability and a unified help and support services center.
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