Why the Navy Still Pays Millions for Microsoft's Windows XP

Onkel Neal · 06-26-15, 05:50 AM

Why the Navy Still Pays Millions for Microsoft's Windows XP

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Microsoft stopped supporting Windows XP in April 2014, but the product is still a moneymaker.

That’s because some customers just can’t let go of it. The United States Navy’s Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command (SPAWAR), for instance, inked a $9.1 million contract with the Redmond, Wash.-based tech giant this month to keep its XP-based systems afloat. Microsoft, in exchange, will supply the command with custom security fixes for its products such as Windows XP, which no longer gets security updates, and Office 2003, Exchange 2003 and Windows Server 2003, which lapse in mid-July, reports IDG News.

“The Navy relies on a number of legacy applications and programs that are reliant on legacy Windows products,” SPAWAR spokesman Steven Davis told the news service. “Until those applications and programs are modernized or phased out, this continuity of services is required to maintain operational effectiveness.”

ikalugin · 06-26-15, 05:54 AM

Should have used open source products...

moose1am · 06-27-15, 08:03 AM

I saw that on the news and was surprised that they still are using Windows XP.

We need to have all those computers updated to windows 10 maybe.

But I also under stand that it's hard to adapt to the new software when Microsoft keeps making changes all the time. There is a huge cost in updating the software for every computer and then having to train everyone on the new software. That gets expensive too.

Still we are talking about the SECURITY of our country and that should not be taken lightly.

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ikalugin Ocean Warrior Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Moscow, Russia Posts: 3,212 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 0	Should have used open source products... __________________ Grumpy as always.

06-27-15, 08:03 AM	#3
moose1am Frogman Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 303 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Windows XP? I saw that on the news and was surprised that they still are using Windows XP. We need to have all those computers updated to windows 10 maybe. But I also under stand that it's hard to adapt to the new software when Microsoft keeps making changes all the time. There is a huge cost in updating the software for every computer and then having to train everyone on the new software. That gets expensive too. Still we are talking about the SECURITY of our country and that should not be taken lightly. __________________ Regards, Moose1am My avatar resembles the moderator as they are the ones that control the avatar on my page.