Windows XP turned 10 years old, a milestone for the still-popular operating system that powers nearly half the world's PCs.
According to ComputerWorld, Microsoft did not celebrate the anniversary, eschewing any congratulatory blog post or press release.
On August 24, 2001, Microsoft shifted Windows XP's status to RTM, for "release to manufacturing," a term it uses to mark the end of development and the move to duplication and release to computer makers. XP reached retail in October 2001.
According to metrics firm Net Applications, Windows 7 has been accumulating usage share at the expense of XP and Vista. At the end of July 2011, Windows 7 accounted for 29.7% of all operating systems, while XP had a 49.8% share, the first time it had dropped under the 50% bar.
Microsoft plans to support Windows XP specifically SP3 until April 2014.
