IDG Contributor Network: Improve end user device security and embrace the future via the cloud

Does April 8, 2014 ring a bell? That was the day that Windows XP officially went end of life. Yet, somehow, I still see Windows XP systems out in the wild. Not just at your grandmother’s house -- I’m talking about at large, multinational corporations. XP’s sticking power has been both baffling and impressive, still boasting an 8% market share on PCs despite being 16 years old and 3 revisions behind Microsoft’s current OS.How did XP become so ubiquitous? Why has XP stuck