Interesting tidbits in the news:

According to a netmarketshare,com Desktop Operating System Market Share report, 31.41% of all PCs still utilize Windows XP.  That’s estimated at over 500 million!

Guess what?  In April of next year, Microsoft is discontinuing support for Windows XP.  That means that in excess of 500 million computers will no longer be patched against latest hacks and malware techniques.

In other news:  According to ZDNet.com citing another report at netmarketshare.com, Windows 7 sales seemed to have outpaced Windows 8 sales over the last quarter.