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U.S. Navy pays millions to keep using Windows XP
THE HILL ^ | 06/24/2015 | By David McCabe

Posted on 06/24/2015 2:07:13 PM PDT by SeekAndFind

The Navy will pay more than $9 million to keep using Windows XP under a contract signed this month, Computerworld reported Tuesday.

The Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command (SPAWAR) will pay Microsoft $9,149,000 through the contract, which was approved earlier this month. It could eventually grow to be as large as $30,842,980 by 2017.

The funds will pay for Microsoft to provide custom security support to up to 100,000 Windows XP machines used by the Navy. Microsoft has abandoned supporting the system for users who don’t pay for the custom services. The contract will also provide support for other older Microsoft products, including Office 2003. "Nearly all the networks and workstations afloat and ashore will benefit from the Microsoft Premier Support services and Microsoft Custom Support services for Windows XP, Office 2003, Exchange 2003 and Server 2003,” said a spokesman for SPAWAR.

He said the Navy is developing plans to modernize its infrastructure, but that until "those applications and programs are modernized or phased out, this continuity of services is required to maintain operational effectiveness."

(Excerpt) Read more at thehill.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Computers/Internet; Society
KEYWORDS: microsoft; navy; windowspinglist; windowsxp
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To: justlurking

In the real world, there is no “end of life” for XP.

For school kids and gamers, it may be another story, but the real world cannot trust the cloud’s lack of reliability.


21 posted on 06/24/2015 2:47:56 PM PDT by editor-surveyor (Freepers: Not as smart as I'd hoped they'd be)
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To: BwanaNdege

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I can just see the bridge of an aircraft carrier outfitted with a panel of goofy, indecipherable icons...
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22 posted on 06/24/2015 2:54:42 PM PDT by editor-surveyor (Freepers: Not as smart as I'd hoped they'd be)
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To: SeekAndFind; dayglored

I’m surprised this hasn’t happened...-—> /p

Back then, the 286 was still being manufactured by Intel...they didn’t stop until 2007...


23 posted on 06/24/2015 2:55:56 PM PDT by __rvx86 (Ted Cruz: Strike two.)
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To: SeekAndFind

That’s cheap. The Navy would lose billions training people how to use the abominable interface of windows 8.


24 posted on 06/24/2015 2:56:11 PM PDT by Organic Panic
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To: SeekAndFind

Navy Marine Corps Intranet
$5.51 billion over five years (2012 estimate so you can probably multiply by 3) for old technology, limited access, useless programs, daily issues, slowdowns and shutdowns with email capability that’s circa 1990.


25 posted on 06/24/2015 3:05:56 PM PDT by maddog55 (America Rising a new Civil War needs to happen.)
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To: justlurking

It’s government.. I recently received the WIN-7 update if you can call it that. You have no admin privileges to take of issues, lots of useless programs taking up space and a spam blocker in email that lets all the porn, Nigerian scams, lotto winners etc through daily. My home system has better security & anti-virus/anti-spam capability. Not to mention the unbelievable cost per year per computer at $3600+ just to have one.


26 posted on 06/24/2015 3:11:09 PM PDT by maddog55 (America Rising a new Civil War needs to happen.)
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To: SeekAndFind

Through a long series of events, my home office is equipped with a Windows 8.1 machine, a Windows 7 machine, and two XP machines.

I read this message and am typing the answer on one of the XP machines, which I use most of the time unless forced to program necessity to use one of the others. I wouldn’t pay ten cents to upgrade either of the XP machines to 7, and you have to pay me - considerably - to upgrade either of them to 8.1. I can tolerate 7, but there are numerous interface points that are simply better in XP.

And before the usual posters chime in:

0 Viruses on any of them.

Strange, but when you keep a quality virus program operating, stay off the porno sites, don’t download ANYTHING from the so call file sharing sites, and don’t open e-mails from Mr. BJ Ombongo, viruses are not near the problem they are made out to be. And as far as XP not having all kinds of links to various social media programs - that’s another reason I like it. I have NO need to hot link my tweets to my Instagram file that I want Outlook to manage and make available to my Facebook friends.

It’s amazing how much better computers work when they are used by adults.


27 posted on 06/24/2015 3:24:23 PM PDT by I cannot think of a name
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To: SeekAndFind

I have some $20K software that will not run on 7, so I have it on a XP machine. I also use $5K software that the latest version will not run on XP. So I have to use 2 different computers at work. It’s a pain. Also ,our IT support sucks so bad I’d rather call some dude in India.


28 posted on 06/24/2015 3:27:03 PM PDT by Tijeras_Slim
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To: SeekAndFind

The whole point of Windows 7 and beyond is security, so I think it would have been better to bite the bullet and upgrade the OS’s. The govt is already getting hacked like crazy.


29 posted on 06/24/2015 3:28:57 PM PDT by jimmygrace
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To: SeekAndFind

If someone leaks the cypher upgrades and patches, I’ll go back to it myself


30 posted on 06/24/2015 3:32:45 PM PDT by FunkyZero (... I've got a Grand Piano to prop up my mortal remains)
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To: SeekAndFind

We have some systems in place that might be cheaper to do this rather than re-certifying them with Windows 7.


31 posted on 06/24/2015 3:38:09 PM PDT by McGruff (It's getting ugly around here.)
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To: dayglored

For your ping list...


32 posted on 06/24/2015 3:48:33 PM PDT by Alas Babylon! (As we say in the Air Force, "You know you're over the target when you start getting flak!")
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To: maddog55

NMCI. Despite costing $250 per machine, per month, EDS still lost money. It quickly became known as the a Non Mission Capable Intranet.


33 posted on 06/24/2015 4:11:37 PM PDT by USNBandit (sarcasm engaged at all times)
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To: Organic Panic

Good lord man, ya’ll are telling me all the work I did when I was doing tech refresh for NMCI that it was all for nothing and that they are still using XP, I mean damn.


34 posted on 06/24/2015 4:11:43 PM PDT by the_individual2014
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To: USNBandit

$250 a month for each machine is highway robbery


35 posted on 06/24/2015 4:12:40 PM PDT by GeronL
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To: USNBandit

You do not need to tell me, I worked for them, 3 damn years of pain being with that project and at one point did not care about if they were going to get rid of me or not.


36 posted on 06/24/2015 4:13:47 PM PDT by the_individual2014
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To: SeekAndFind; Abby4116; afraidfortherepublic; aft_lizard; AF_Blue; Alas Babylon!; amigatec; ...
The Operating System That Would Not Die!! Holy XP, Batman! ... PING!

You can find all the Windows Ping list threads with FR search: search on keyword "windowspinglist".

37 posted on 06/24/2015 4:16:25 PM PDT by dayglored (Meditate for twenty minutes every day, unless you are too busy, in which case meditate for an hour.)
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To: dayglored

And thanks to Alas Babylon! for the ping!!


38 posted on 06/24/2015 4:17:11 PM PDT by dayglored (Meditate for twenty minutes every day, unless you are too busy, in which case meditate for an hour.)
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To: editor-surveyor
I can just see the bridge of an aircraft carrier outfitted with a panel of goofy, indecipherable icons...

But at least they would be in "inclusive", rainbow colors, right?

/S

39 posted on 06/24/2015 4:18:03 PM PDT by BwanaNdege
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To: __rvx86

And thanks to __rvx86 too!!


40 posted on 06/24/2015 4:22:05 PM PDT by dayglored (Meditate for twenty minutes every day, unless you are too busy, in which case meditate for an hour.)
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