Harry 

This isn't an all or nothing decision.  Differing types of pcs, tablets, 
phones and all sorts of electronic devices will compete in the marketplace 
with many users opting for several different ones for a variety of 
reasons.
As for XP, no one knows whether April 2014 will end support or not; the 
marketplace will determine that.
If there remains a large user base, MSFT may have to continue support for 
yet another cut-off date.
And even if they don't extend the date, that isn't to say that folks won't 
continue using xp.
What kills an operating system is whether or not there are many folks 
using it, whether software and hardware still remain available to do what 
folks they to do, et al.
And if support ends for XP, that says nothing about other desktop/laptop 
operating systems such as Vista, Win 7 and now Win 8.
So I don't expect the demise of desktops and laptops in the near term 
though sales and use may decline in percentage terms with other equipment 
taking a great portion of the share.







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