April 8, 2014: The date when Microsoft stops providing support (including critical security patches) for
Windows XP Service Pack 3.
Currently, more than 30% of all computers (including many large corporations' workstations) run
Windows XP. After the Salish Apocalypse, any new vulnerabilities that are discovered will not be patched by Microsoft. This means that XP users will be living in a permanent zero-day
environment, and companies that still refuse to upgrade will be easy prey for criminals and anarchists.