Google Chrome: Guaranteed support up to year-end Windows XP
The web browser in Mountain View will only supported up to year-end of Windows XP, the operating system now left to his fate even by Microsoft.
Although Microsoft official has ceased support of Windows XP in April 2014, the timeless version of the operating system from Redmond is still installed on about 17% of PCs worldwide. The end of the support means with the absence of critical security patches, a situation that essentially leaves the operating system discovered by any external attacks that exploit vulnerabilities, and will not be more correct.
Current users of Windows XP can lean on Chrome for browsing online, at least for the moment. Google has continued to update its browser for the old version of Microsoft’s operating system, but the company has stated that this will happen only until the end of this year. This is a courtesy by Big G, that for previously announced that the media would be guaranteed until the current month of April.
” Millions of users still work on Windows XP-based PC every day. We want these people to have the option to use an updated browser and as safe as possible even on an operating system is no longer supported, ” Google wrote on its official blog. ” We have previously announced that we would have supported Chrome on Windows XP at least’ until April 2015. We are already in April 2015, but we are extending our commitment. ” He concludes: ” We will continue to provide regular updates and security patches for Chrome on XP throughout 2015 “.
Windows XP is still used abundantly in the companies due to constraints related to the compatibility of the software used. Switch to more modern software often involves considerable expense, especially for companies not very great, and that’s why its use is still high in certain professional fields. Not all home users are also able to update the basic software on your PC, or even do not perceive the benefits and necessity.
The advice is to switch to a newer operating system and supported, such as Windows 8.1 or Windows 7, or wait for the upcoming Windows 10 that promises much new material in the platform. If you are still anchored to the old version of the historic OS Microsoft, know that Chrome is only supported up to year-end. There are plans for the termination of official support of Firefox, making the proposed Mozilla among the candidates as the best browser for Windows XP from 2016.
