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Originally Posted by cybmole
well if Microsoft no longer support XP, why should anyone else bother ?
having said that I'd be surprised if the firmware installers cannot be found elsewhere online, then copied to device via USB.
or just take your e-reader into the nearest starbucks, or library, or station or whatever has free public wi-fi & update via that.
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Because lots of people who aren't Microsoft still support XP. Google, Mozilla both support XP in the browser zone. Oracle says Java 7 will continue to receive all patches, even though they won't be targeted at XP specifically. (They did say Java 8 will not support XP.)
Heck, even Microsoft still supported XP after EOL, when push came to shove:
http://www.forbes.com/sites/gordonke...ter-stupidity/
And of course, there is still Server 2003 updates via this hack:
http://www.infoworld.com/t/microsoft...in-arms-243183
Personally, my opinion on the whole issue is that no company is required to explicitly provide XP support -- but they should still allow XP systems to receive updates that should be compatible, since there is no benefit in refusing them. Just like Oracle is doing.