There was good reason why Microsoft made IE 9 unavailable to XP users. IE9 was incompatible with certain aspects of the OS. What about that you don’t get? I bet you like playing video games or seeing high definition graphics today on whatever device you play them on.
I find it hypocritical that people scoff at Microsoft when an OS goes to the unsupported list. Mac does this and so does every other software and hardware firm. As things are replaced the old gets thrown off the list when it is no longer viable and no longer efficable to support.
While they are a large company they cannot devote an infinite amount of resources to a software program that has become obsolete even if people are still using it. I enjoyed XP and went back to XP when Vista was a fiasco. Then Win 7 came out and was much better. Only thing wrong with Win 8 is the user interface for desktops. Win 8 runs faster and handles resources much better than Win 7 but because people unwilling to change to the new user interface they don’t like it.
Point blank, people disdain change. Most people don’t like Microsoft going way back before XP. You don’t hear people whine and complain when Apple comes out with a new OS (and old gets unsupported) unless something is really wrong with it.
Its time to move on and get into the cycle of progress. Things become obsolete, they aren’t going to be supported after a certain amount of time because they can’t devote an infinite amount of resources. Everything has a shelf life.
You still like those running shoes after they have holes in them and they are the most comfortable pair of shoes you ever owned but eventually they have to be replaced. XP is like those running comfortable running shoes. Eventually it has to be replaced.
No need to be so snippy about it. MS made a business decision and I made a consumer decision. Do you seriously think MS could not make IE9 work on XP?
I bet you like playing video games...
And what does that have to do with IE?
I find it hypocritical that people scoff at Microsoft...
You say this and then never explain what you find hypocritical....
Its time to move on and get into the cycle of progress.
You work for MS, don't you? If not, you should.