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[LUG] OT: Windows XP

 

See some on the list haven't managed to get their employers to migrate
away from XP yet.

Microsoft are plugging malware as the reason to upgrade, but I never
realised features of IE SSL support depends entirely on OS, not browser
version. Okay they can mitigate this with changes to a better browser, but
did wonder if pressure on IPv4 addresses might create a different
incentive to ditch XP - when all the websites start going with SNI.

Aside from security, the web, are there other compelling forces that will
make folk migrate?

The good news is any vulnerabilities found in the next few months will
almost certainly be held back by the discover's till Microsoft stops
fixing them, when they become even more valuable.


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