Windows XP has been in the game for the last 12 years, I remember when upgrading from Windows 2000 to Windows XP was everything, Microsoft is now in the process of killing the OS after it ended support for Windows XP yesterday, after a series of announcements.
This means there will no longer be any updates or security patches for the OS, making it vulnerable to security threats. The company has urged XP users to migrate to a more recent supported operating system.
Currently, over 95 % of all the ATMs around the world are still powered by Windows XP, having the ATMs run the OS that’s vulnerable and that’s constantly changing is what is making ATM operators to consider switching OS and more so to Linux OS,
It seems that not many people want to let go of the ‘stone age’ OS as the UK government signed a £5.548 million deal with Microsoft for a year’s worth of Windows XP support, and a few days later, the government of Netherlands has signed another multi-million Euro deal with the company for continued support of its Windows XP systems for an year such that by then they will have upgraded to a much newer Operating System, a move that will cost more compared to if they had made the switch when Microsoft issued the advance warning.
“It’s really critical that consumers who still own Windows XP devices recognize that it’s not just about upgrading to something new. This is about protecting your PC from security threats, especially if you are using the internet”, said Jason Lim, Microsoft’s general manager of Windows business group.
In related news, Cyber-thieves are preparing to target anyone still running Windows XP after the end of the security support, suggest security firms.
The question I beg to ask is, why would anyone want to stay on XP?
This means there will no longer be any updates or security patches for the OS, making it vulnerable to security threats. The company has urged XP users to migrate to a more recent supported operating system.
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It seems that not many people want to let go of the ‘stone age’ OS as the UK government signed a £5.548 million deal with Microsoft for a year’s worth of Windows XP support, and a few days later, the government of Netherlands has signed another multi-million Euro deal with the company for continued support of its Windows XP systems for an year such that by then they will have upgraded to a much newer Operating System, a move that will cost more compared to if they had made the switch when Microsoft issued the advance warning.
“It’s really critical that consumers who still own Windows XP devices recognize that it’s not just about upgrading to something new. This is about protecting your PC from security threats, especially if you are using the internet”, said Jason Lim, Microsoft’s general manager of Windows business group.
In related news, Cyber-thieves are preparing to target anyone still running Windows XP after the end of the security support, suggest security firms.
The question I beg to ask is, why would anyone want to stay on XP?
