3 Amazing Facts About Windows XP

3. WINDOWS×P SPICEWORKS PRESENTS AMAZING FACTS about Before we say farewell to Windows XP forever, let's reflect on three amazing yet little-known stats about the operating system and the impact it's had on the world since it launched on October 25, 2001. FACT #1 500 APPROX 30% MILLION COPIES of - According to recent estimates, XP still runs on approximately 30% of the more than 1.6 billion PCs in the world (as of March 2014). That means that XP still runs on a mind-boggling 500 million WINDOWS XP ARE STILL IN USE computers worldwide. Let's wrap our heads around 500 million. That is: GREATER THAN THE POPULATION OF MORE THAN 200 COUNTRIES! Only China and India have populations larger than 500 million. 1.3 billion 1.2 billion E //// 500 million E 320 million хр 500 million MORE THAN THE NUMBER OF CARS PRODUCED WORLDWIDE from 2005 through 2013 (496 million) MORE THAN THE RECORDS SOLD BY MICHAEL JACKSON (400 million) OR JUSTIN BIEBER (15 million) 10 times 20 times 30 times So what does 500 million Windows XP installs look like? Assuming an average install size of 750MB, they have a FOOTPRINT OF 375,000 TB of disk space. MP3 MP3 MP3 МPЗ MP3 MP3 @750 MB 375,000 TB 75 BILLION @5 MINUTES That's enough space to store 75 BILLION 5-MINUTE-LONG MP3S. It would take 57,077.6 YEARS @1 HOUR 57,077.6 YEARS 849 LIFETIMES or 849 LIFETIMES to install (assuming a 1-hour install/set-up time) FACT #2 THERE ARE HUNDREDS of WINDOWS XP SECURITY If you think trusty ol' Windows XP is rock solid by now and you HOTFIXES don't have to worry about security after EOL, think again. New security vulnerabilities in Windows XP are discovered all the time. As of March 2014 there were: 741 SECURITY-RELATED-LY HOTFIXES for Windows XP, 57% of which were rated critical ! 57% On average, 5 SECURITY UPDATES RELEASED EACH MONTH over the 12.5 lifespan 2,500+ GENERAL (including non-security-related) HOTFIXES WERE RELEASED for XP since 2001 -that's over 17 each month! FACT #3 ATM APPROXIMATELY 95% of all ATMS IN THE WORLD Despite years of repeated warnings from Microsoft to upgrade ATM systems, most major banks around the world have not completed the migration process. In fact, according to ATM manufacturer NCR on April 8, 1.7 million automated teller machines will still be running XP. USED WIND OWS XP As of March 2014 there are: 2.6 MILLION ATMS in the world 2.47 MILLION ATMS ran XP at some point in time An estimated 1.7 MILLION ATMS will not be upgraded to a new OS by April 8, 2014 Hungry for more Windows XP info? At Spiceworks we have tons of data, discussions, and even live programming for all of your Windows XP needs. SPICEWORKS Where IT goes to work." Check it out in Spiceworks at: community.spiceworks.com/windows/xp-end-of-life Sources: 500 million PCs still using Windows XP List of all general hotfixes in XP SP1, SP2, and SP3 Worldwide Car production Lists of all Microsoft Windows XP security hotfixes Michael Jackson Album Sales Justin Beiber Album Sales Windows XP powered 95% of the world's ATMS, World Life Expectancy 1.7 million machines on XP after EOL Windows XP install footprint