[Secret Agent Man]

the world ai’t gonna end for xp pc’s unless microsoft has written code to screw them up once support ends.

remember that last set of xp patches you downloaded......? planned obsolescence.

[BeadCounter]

Bookmarked, I’m concerned about this, don’t have much to ad, I will probably go to our used computer store if I run into trouble.

[Spunky]

Ping for later read.

[Darksheare]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/3141916/posts?page=1

Related maybe?
Dunno.

[bigbob]

A knowledgeable FReeper pointed out tha ATMs are never connected to the public internet. Some other POS systems using XP Embedded could well be vulnerable, however.

[Yo-Yo]

One would hope that ATMs are on a private network not subject fo public hacking.

[plain talk]

ping for later read

[Rightwing Conspiratr1]

Less than ten years ago, 90% of ATMs ran IBM’s OS/2, which wasn’t supported at the time either.

[ElkGroveDan]

This is a lot of hype. Microsoft automatically applies patches as holes or weaknesses are discovered that hackers have been exploiting. BUT that doesn't mean there's going to be a problem they day after they stop offering automatic patches. Most of these hacks are convoluted anyway, requiring a specific series of circumstances, i.e., if you are watching a video, and your memory spikes crashing your video player and you hit a certain kind of infected web site immediately after your memory overload but before rebooting your system, then your computer is vulnerable to hacking the next time you download an Excel file (or something like that - this is an example only).

The point is, it's probably a good idea to upgrade your OS and or system if you are running XP because over time you could expose yourself to risks, but nothing is going to happen the day the support expires.

[Thorliveshere]

Bah! Obama wanted to replace them with bank tellers, anyway.

[Tolerance Sucks Rocks]

Here's an idea:

RUN WINDOWS 7 INSTEAD!!!

So endeth the lesson, cheapskates.

[Java4Jay]

ping

[RayChuang88]

WRONG.

People forget automatic teller machines (ATM's) and point-of-sale terminals do NOT run standard Windows XP, but a special version called Windows XP Embedded. Microsoft has publicly stated they will continue to offer security updates for Windows XP Embedded until at least 2016 and possibly as late as 2019.

[VerySadAmerican]

A third of the computers in the world use XP. Right now I’m on an 11 year old laptop. I believe this is simply a way to sell more computers.

[dynachrome]

Karl Denninger’s take is it is overblown panic:

http://www.market-ticker.org/akcs-www?post=228912

[BuffaloJack]

The Windows XP support cut off should have no effect on ATMs and Kiosk deployments of Windows XP. They are all using Windows XP Embedded and support for Windows XP Embedded will continue until 2016.

[TexasRepublic]

Even if it is crash and burn time, I don’t care because I dumped Microsoft for Linux when Vista came out. I figured if Microsoft was going to force me to learn a new interface, it might as well be something less aggravating, more secure, require less maintenance and be more inexpensive in the long run.

Since then I have not worried about copy protection, have not bought an anti-virus package, have not spent hours scanning the hard drive with multiple programs to clean off a host of viruses and malware, have not had ANY issues of any kind, and oh, by the way, Linux is free.

I can run pretty much any kind of generic program I need, except for some Apple-specific programs such as iTunes. In summary, I have no regrets fleeing Microsoft captivity. In fact, it has been a pleasure. The Microsoft world can end without me!