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As Windows XP Fades Away, Will Its Users Stick With Microsoft?

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As Windows XP Fades Away, Will Its Users Stick With Microsoft?

January 24, 2014 • Microsoft will stop supporting Windows XP in April. But the company faces a challenge as it herds its users away from the 12-year-old operating system: With so many computing options on the market, customers leaving XP behind might end up turning their backs to Microsoft, too.

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