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posted by n1 on Wednesday April 09 2014, @10:37AM   Printer-friendly
from the have-things-really-improved dept.

Yesterday Microsoft ended support for Windows XP. While many users and even businesses continue to cling to the venerable OS there will be no further security updates and even with active anti-virus and malware protection, many users will be left unsecure reports the LA Times and various other news outlets.

There are some exceptions for the right customers.

The UK and Dutch governments have paid Microsoft multiple millions to extend support for Windows XP past the 8 April cutoff date.

The UK extension cost £5.5m but is only valid for a year, after which public-sector users will have to be moved to newer software.

 
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  • (Score: 1) by crutchy on Wednesday April 09 2014, @01:07PM

    by crutchy (179) on Wednesday April 09 2014, @01:07PM (#28747) Homepage Journal

    i think the op is confusing "bribery" with "extortion"

  • (Score: 2) by Lagg on Wednesday April 09 2014, @01:26PM

    by Lagg (105) on Wednesday April 09 2014, @01:26PM (#28758) Homepage Journal
    No, that's why I said bribery at best. Calling it extortion outright would probably be considered inflammatory and ruin the point of my post.
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