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20140217-NEWS--1-NAT-CCI-CL_-- 2/14/2014 3:55 PM Page 1 $2.00/FEBRUARY 17 - 23, 2014 Window closing for XP support Hackers probably have that date Once Microsoft stops circled on their calendars, according to Jay Mellon and other information providing security technology experts here and nation- wide. The patient ones probably are help, many businesses waiting until then to exploit undis- will be on their own covered flaws in the Windows XP soft- ware, because Microsoft has said it By CHUCK SODER won’t step in to fix them after April 8. [email protected] “The hammer’s going to drop on the other side of that date,” said Still use Windows XP? You’ve got Mellon, a partner at AtNetPlus, an a target on your back. information technology services Microsoft says it will end almost firm in Stow. all support for XP on April 8. 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