Windows XP is a ticking time-bomb with only 500 days to go
Summary:Although businesses have been upgrading from Windows XP
for more than three years, the deadline is approaching, and
there are still around 500 million users to move with only 500
days to go  Windows XP countdown clock  The countdown clock has
been ticking on Windows XP for a couple of years now, but the
end is coming into view. There are only 500 days to go before
Microsoft ends its extended support, and that means no more
patches and no more security fixes. Given that XP is not exactly
famous for its security, this represents a significant risk.
However, a security breach might not be the worst of it.
Journalists will be only too keen to write up the first few
stories about companies whose defences are penetrated because
they are still using an obsolete operating system, so the damage
to their brand and reputation could be unusually large. And
rather than the polite sadness that sometimes colours such
stories (unlucky; could happen to anyon