"Think about phones -- would you even carry a flip phone now? Think about music-- would you still claim that Destiny's Child is your top favorite band (if you or your wayward self ever did)? Think about hair--are you still rocking the same cut? Why then are you still on Windows XP when Windows 7 is so much better?"

Subtext: You're hopelessly behind the times, XP users. Libby's post even includes to drive the point home.

The secret to XP's longevity probably has as much to do with the tepid--and in many cases, --response to its successor, Windows Vista, as it does with XP's own reliability and stability. Enterprise users largely shunned Vista, which suffered from right out of the gate.

The in 2009 brought the rapid demise of Vista. Even better for Microsoft, the new OS provided a reliable upgrade path for its enterprise customers.

Windows 7 currently has of the desktop operating system market, and its share is rising steadily, according to Net Applications.