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 * strongly support as assumed above, unsurprisingly, since I proposed it.
 * What worries me in this conflict is that I do not believe there would have been any objections if the information content had been "Everyone has upgraded to Windows nnn through a free update program". It seems to me that the objections are to what the content says, not truly to the way it's expressed: that some editors do not want people to read that migrating to Ubuntu provides a possible resolution of their problems. I am not an unconditional fan of Linux (which I only use occasionally myself), but I am a fan of Wikipedia and am prepared to fight against what I see as the ill motivated stonewalling encountered here, where for example one editor maintains a strongly oppose view, but openly declares he does not intend to take the trouble to try to understand the points the other side makes.Upedge (talk) 11:37, 28 March 2014 (UTC)

End of Support
The ending of support means that no further updates are generally distributed. The danger of this for existing XP users was that as security holes are uncovered (as regularly happens with operating system software) XP systems will remain permanently vulnerable to attack. The continued support for newer versions of Windows was considered likely to increase the rate of discovery of such holes as some updates, while plugging the hole for the new version, may point to an equivalent weakness in XP.

Most corporate customers were forced by liability issues to migrate to newer systems, but the position of individual customers generated considerable press comment.

Microsoft recommended purchasing new hardware (with it's accompanying system software), though it's unlikely they were thinking of The Wall Street Journal's suggestion that users should consider buying an Apple Mac or a low cost Chromebook.

Migrating to more recent versions of windows was impossible for many since most older hardware is not capable of running these, though for the most recent XP systems this was a viable solution, being less expensive than a new system purchase.

Faced with this situation, many commentators considered the option of continuing to use XP, since this involved zero direct cost and involved no effort beyond ensuring current security best practices were followed. While some were strongly opposed to the idea, others saw it as a legitimate response, provided users understood the risk of their system being compromised.

Finally, migrating to a Linux distribution such as Ubuntu provided a free alternative to taking the risk of continuing to run XP, while still allowing access to existing data. Any compatibility problems could be explored before committing to a change by booting a live CD or USB key version. The city of Munich handed out 2000 such CDs to provide its citizens with a no-cost upgrade solution. . . . . . . . . ..