Nothing lasts forever. We expect that we’ll get years of use out of our cars, refrigerators, and mattresses but that eventually they’ll need to be replaced, usually with newer, better models. We’ve now reached that point with Windows XP PCs.

But as the clock winds down on Windows XP support, there is a growing clamor from many Windows XP users. They’re pretty sure Microsoft is just trying to squeeze money out of them by “forcing” them to upgrade their operating system or buy a whole new PC.

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