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posted by janrinok on Monday March 24 2014, @04:43PM   Printer-friendly
from the you-know-it-makes-sense dept.

Sir Finkus writes:

"As Microsoft begins to end support for Windows XP, many ATM operators are investigating Linux as an alternative. Microsoft will no longer provide updates for the operating system, which currently powers nearly 95% of the world's ATMs.

Operators say that they'd like to be able to upgrade their machines and operating system at the same time. They are also hampered by the high cost of upgrading machines and regulatory requirements. With the lifetime of a typical ATM being 10-15 years, companies would value more flexible upgrade schedules."

 
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  • (Score: 4, Insightful) by Covalent on Monday March 24 2014, @05:34PM

    by Covalent (43) on Monday March 24 2014, @05:34PM (#20366) Journal

    Software is no longer supported, new types of exploits are discovered, hardware is reverse engineered...

    Suck it up and replace your ATMs. You should have known this was going to happen, because it always happens. Oh, and by the way, your new ATMs will probably last about 10 years.

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