It wouldn't surprise me if M$ executives leak out future WinXP exploits to drive up profits - after all that's what their busine$$ is all about.
I find that security features table above to be very interesting. Seems to be a lot of obfuscation of the execution image in the heap, or in layman's terms, a sign of a bad original design.
It sure is very hard to change something when you don't have the funds. I recall years ago people used to change their laptops readily providing a trickle down effect that would eventually filter down to the technologically challenged demographic. It all seems to have slowed down since the GFC.
If only some smart cookie would quickly "invent" LinuXP
