Well known security software company AVAST had some harsh criticism for Microsoft. _ _For six years now we have known Microsoft’s plans of ending security support for Windows XP early next month. _Nevertheless, we have seen large corporations and governments unready to transition off the operating system. AVAST fears a security nightmare: Microsoft recently announced that technical support will no longer be available for Windows XP as of April 8, 2014, ending automatic updates for the operating system. Microsoft will also eventually stop providing anti-malware signature updates to XP users, in 2015. Abandoning Windows XP is a big mistake, especially since Microsoft has not been very successful in transitioning XP users to newer systems. The AVAST database shows that 23.6% of its more than 200 million users is still running Windows XP. The company also calls for users to abandon Internet Explorer and urges users to go to Google Chrome: In addition to Windows XP itself being a security risk, Internet Explorer on Windows XP poses an even larger threat....

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