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What I've heard is that MS is discontinuing tech help or patches on Windows XP only. I have no interest in tablets, but I doubt there are any with Windows XP on them since that OS is almost 20 years old.
The operating system was released to manufacturing on August 24, 2001, and generally released for retail sale on October 25, 2001.
As of 2 years ago it was still offered for sale on new computers.
Kind1too, if it was offered for sale on new computers two years ago they must have been pretty old computers that had not sold for years. Or the seller was removing a newer version of Windows and replacing it with XP, which may or may not have been a licensed copy. Since I don't know what sellers you are talking about I'm really not sure.
Also, some companies and especially government agencies, "move" their licensed installations of an older version to new PCs they buy. They have many good reasons for keeping everyone on one version of Windows and that's the easiest way to do it even if they have to buy a new PC with a newer Windows version.
If you work at a place like that your IT department could have given you a brand new PC just last year with XP! It would look like they bought it that way and most users would never know the difference.
I say all that just to support my statement that even if you've seen new PCs in the last two years with XP that doesn't mean manufacturers were making them that way. I think it's been about five years since any were "made" with XP. And in the IT world five years is an eternity. Think of it this way, the iPad was first introduced to us FOUR years ago this month. Imagine, five years ago there were NO tablets 
I think (it's not like I know much about this stuff) that everyone needs both. I have both and am about to get another IPAD (a smaller one).
Not really - my DH gets along just fine with just his laptop. It totally depends on what you use your computer for.I prefer a tablet because it is so much faster. I am going crazy having to use his laptop while I wait for my tablet to come back from service.Just turning this thing on takes forever.
Hahaha! He needs a new laptop I love my Windows 8 laptop mostly because it is so fast. Boots up from cold in seconds. SSD makes a huge difference too. Tablets have Solid State Drives (SSD) instead of Hard Drives (HD) and I think that's a big reason they are so fast. My laptop is Windows 8 and I put a totally SSD in it and it is super fast.
Do not let anyone talk you into getting a Hybrid Drive!!! That's where the operating system uses the Solid State part and there is a separate Hard Drive for all of the rest of the system. I've had three of those in the past 15 months and all three have failed. I have never had ANY other drive fail, not a hard drive and not a solid state drive. But I think the SSD is worth the extra money.
I think (it's not like I know much about this stuff) that everyone needs both. I have both and am about to get another IPAD (a smaller one).
Not really - my DH gets along just fine with just his laptop. It totally depends on what you use your computer for.I prefer a tablet because it is so much faster. I am going crazy having to use his laptop while I wait for my tablet to come back from service.Just turning this thing on takes forever.
Hahaha! He needs a new laptop
Do not let anyone talk you into getting a Hybrid Drive!!! That's where the operating system uses the Solid State part and there is a separate Hard Drive for all of the rest of the system. I've had three of those in the past 15 months and all three have failed. I have never had ANY other drive fail, not a hard drive and not a solid state drive. But I think the SSD is worth the extra money.
Not everyone can just go out and buy new expensive electronic toys at the drop of a hat. some of us actually use ours until they can't be used anymore, before we replace them.
I think (it's not like I know much about this stuff) that everyone needs both. I have both and am about to get another IPAD (a smaller one).
Not really - my DH gets along just fine with just his laptop. It totally depends on what you use your computer for.I prefer a tablet because it is so much faster. I am going crazy having to use his laptop while I wait for my tablet to come back from service.Just turning this thing on takes forever.
Hahaha! He needs a new laptop
Do not let anyone talk you into getting a Hybrid Drive!!! That's where the operating system uses the Solid State part and there is a separate Hard Drive for all of the rest of the system. I've had three of those in the past 15 months and all three have failed. I have never had ANY other drive fail, not a hard drive and not a solid state drive. But I think the SSD is worth the extra money.
Not everyone can just go out and buy new expensive electronic toys at the drop of a hat. some of us actually use ours until they can't be used anymore, before we replace them.
Some of us have to stay current at home and at work or we are out of a job.
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