THE UK GOVERNMENT has bought a lifeline for Windows XP ahead of its 8 April cut-off date, handing Microsoft £5.5m to continue supporting the operating system for an additional year.
The government's £5.48m will ensure that Microsoft continues to provide critical and important security updates for Windows XP, Microsoft Office 2003 and Exchange 2003, and comes just five days ahead of the operating system's End of Life.
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Does that mean the rest of us get access to those updates? Inquiring minds wanna know.
UK government buys last-minute lifeline with £5.5m Windows XP support deal
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I very much doubt it..... but it would be nice!
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I have have asked through my MVP channels so we will wait and see???
Daniel
Daniel
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😃 Really XP and Microsoft office? Tuff call there..they could of spent money for upgrading to W 7 for that amount or not?
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