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Avnet Embedded has warned OEMs that they must be ready to seize on the commercial opportunities that the recent withdrawal of Windows XP support presents – or watch their competitors get there before them. While security issues and business model disruption have followed XP’s demise, Nick Donaldson (pictured), Director Software at Avnet Embedded EMEA reckons there are new revenue opportunities for OEMs, based on migration to embedded software – some variants of which are built on the same kernel as XP and preserve its familiar features. What may catch OEMs attention is Donaldson’s contention that these variants can also mean up to 40% cheaper licenses than XP, enabling OEMs to increase their profitability whilst still passing on savings to their end-users. He adds that there will be greater support longevity than XP – up to April 2019 for some versions, specialist functionality for specific vertical market end-users (e.g. retail), rapid,…