Windows XP was released in 2001 and was supported by Microsoft for nearly 13 years. Microsoft was more than generous with XP support, in spite of its market misstep with Vista. But roughly 27% of PCs are still running XP and will be vulnerable to a certain wave of malware over the next few months. Microsoft will likely come out of this with a black eye, but if and when there are XP security problems, look for the Washington PR machine to seize on the opportunity for Microsoft vilification.”]