Keeping Windows XP is costing London cops $2m+

[Logethica]

How sticking with Microsoft Windows XP is costing London cops over $2m:

London's police are being asked why they're still running tens of thousands of Windows XP desktops and why they're only planning to migrate to Windows 8.1.

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In April last year, the Met revealed to Motherboard that it had some 35,000 Windows XP machines under this support arrangement. Since then, the Met has upgraded 8,000 PCs to Windows 8.1, but Conservative Greater London Assembly member Android Boff has raised concerns that 27,000 PCs are still running the ageing system...

"The Met should have stopped using Windows XP in 2014 when extended support ended, and to hear that 27,000 computers are still using it is worrying," Boff said in a statement.

The Met is not alone in coughing up taxpayer dollars for continued Windows XP support. The US Navy last year agreed to pay Microsoft at least $9m for Windows XP support until July 2016, with a $31m option to extend the deal until June 2017 if necessary.

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[seanss]

Odd that they don't update their systems, or just use Linux already

 

[seanss]

Odd that they don't update their systems, or just use Linux already

Lol or not. Looks like they're actually having tons of problems after going w/ Linux.

 

[NikolayfromRussia]

I think that London's police have never heard about other Windows versions (7, 8.1 & 10). Their work is to fight against criminals but not upgrading Windows

 

[ElectricSheep]

That's the Old Bill for ya, it's all tried and tested what they have... But they do have a tough job, so I suppose computer OS's are not exactly high on their list of priorities

 

[Vipersd]

It's not just swapping for XP with new OS, lots of those PC's are old and they probably don't support newer OS, also there is additional equipment that is not supported in newer OS, like older printers, scanners and such.

In addition for replacing Win XP, London has to buy around 30K new computers and that is a lot of money.

 

[DardiM]

Thanks for the share

It's not just swapping for XP with new OS, lots of those PC's are old and they probably don't support newer OS, also there is additional equipment that is not supported in newer OS, like older printers, scanners and such.

In addition for replacing Win XP, London has to buy around 30K new computers and that is a lot of money.

On several civil services / administration in France, they are also using old version of Windows, for the reasons you wrote.
(Last time I went to the police station, a police officer showed me the PC he was using, and the hardware : omg, too old hardware / software )