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Your bank will pay Microsoft to keep running its ATMs

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    Christopher Shields
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    Engadget[^]

    Machine designer NCR says that only a third of banks will upgrade their ATMs to a newer OS before official XP support ends on April 8th, leaving many institutions little choice but to pay Microsoft for an extended contract if they still want support.

    Banks, storing your money on Windows XP since 2001.

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      Engadget[^]

      Machine designer NCR says that only a third of banks will upgrade their ATMs to a newer OS before official XP support ends on April 8th, leaving many institutions little choice but to pay Microsoft for an extended contract if they still want support.

      Banks, storing your money on Windows XP since 2001.

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      Swab Jat
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      That's good is it? After all Developers need get paid. Banks pay M$, and M$ pays us. What's problem with that? Banks has no choice but pay their landlords as well, what's wrong with paying rent?

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        Engadget[^]

        Machine designer NCR says that only a third of banks will upgrade their ATMs to a newer OS before official XP support ends on April 8th, leaving many institutions little choice but to pay Microsoft for an extended contract if they still want support.

        Banks, storing your money on Windows XP since 2001.

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        PIEBALDconsult
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        It's not just ATMs either. Where I work I got a laptop with Win7, but it's part of the Win7 pilot program, most others have laptops with XP. It just works.

        You'll never get very far if all you do is follow instructions.

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          It's not just ATMs either. Where I work I got a laptop with Win7, but it's part of the Win7 pilot program, most others have laptops with XP. It just works.

          You'll never get very far if all you do is follow instructions.

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          Rob Grainger
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          That's until it becomes vulnerable to a security issue that MS aren't patching any more, at which point it not only doesn't work, but may make your company's data vulnerable and in some sectors leave your company liable for failing to take suitable precautions to protect customer data. Apart from that, all fine I guess.

          "If you don't fail at least 90 percent of the time, you're not aiming high enough." Alan Kay.

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