US News Navy pays Microsoft $9 million a year for Windows XP

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The U.S. Navy is still using Windows XP -- now 14 years old and defunct -- and it has to pay Microsoft $9 million to keep supporting it.

Microsoft (MSFT, Tech30) pulled support for Windows XP last year, and will no longer issue security updates to fix major holes in the software. Companies and agencies that are still running XP have the option of paying Microsoft for continued Windows XP updates, which provide an essential line of defense against hackers.


In a statement, the Navy said it has a plan in place to upgrade its systems to a newer version of Windows. It expects to complete its upgrades by July 12, 2016.

But there's a chance that it could take even longer. That's why the Navy's contract with Microsoft contains options to extend the deal through June 8, 2017. That would raise the amount the Navy will pay for Windows XP support to nearly $31 million.

"The Navy relies on a number of legacy applications and programs that are reliant on legacy Windows products," said Steven Davis, spokesman for Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command. "Until those applications and programs are modernized or phased out, this continuity of services is required to maintain operational effectiveness."

Read more here. (CNN)
 

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Classy government. Create in-house software solutions; make them strictly platform dependent to fail once you switch.
 
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