Windows 9 Release Date could be as close as 2015, while Windows XP made an exit on April 8, this year. That would mean no support or security patches for the XP. So, basically, you're on your own.
When you think about it, technology moves so fast that in order to stay on tab with competition, even a software giant has to switch and progress from software to software. It does sound a bit counterintuitive to keep changing in search of new clients and new functionalities - computing is sort of like going to new frontiers as said on 'Star Trek' for all those trekkies reading.
Windows XP is still in high demand for its reliability, but MSFT is ready to move on to greener pastures with Windows 8.1 updates, released during the Build Conference on April 2, and finally upgrading to Windows 8.2 and finding its way to a more futuristic Windows 9. And MSFT plans to do this as soon as possible.
With a new CEO at the helm, Satya Nadella and Redmond St. 'fake Steve Jobs' (as Bill Gates labeled himself in a conversation with the Apple co-founder) helping the new CEO with technology, Windows engineers and programmers to take the company into the lead on many fronts including computing, Window Phone applications. Its purchase of Nokia is another positive direction for Microsoft in pursuit of larger market share from Android and iOS smartphones. Windows 8 along with its successors will be useful in navigating on mobile devices.
A highly touted feature of the Windows 9 Me page is its capacity to enable "users to easily post to social networks such as Facebook or Twitter, getting in touch with friends on WhatsApp,
