Microsoft is finally retiring Windows XP on April 8, 2014. XP was the version which helped Microsoft cement its place as the dominant player in the desktop OS arena. Even after 12 years in the market, XP is widely popular and is used by millions. Retiring official support for Windows XP has got organizations across the world thinking about security, fixes and stability of the OS. Due to heavy costs incurred in purchasing new Windows licenses, they are looking at alternatives outside of the Microsoft domain. One of the alternatives, is the hugely popular free and open source Linux distribution, Ubuntu.
Linux, particularly Ubuntu, is popular among the government organisations and educational institutions across the world. The French Police, the city of Munich, Germany and many others made a switch to Linux from Windows. Govt of Kerela in India, announced its official support for free/open-source software in its State IT Policy and Govt of China declared Ubuntu as their nation’s official OS.
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