Yes, I know that there is software that doesn't run native on Windows 7 or Windows 8, but did run well on Windows XP. So what if Microsoft is ending full support of XP? XP will still run, and, for those who need Internet access, more recent OS's work well The way to having it both ways is either XP Mode under Windows 7 Pro or XP installed in the Hypervisor under Windows 8 Pro, or, is one is really desperate, and one's software is really old, one can run DOS Box under Windows or Linux. And any computer that ran XP well can run Ubuntu well. I think I'm reading all too much bellyaching.

And for the gent who has passed 65, I'll only state that I'm 69, and I do fine with modern software.