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As a exemplary symptom of the toxic IT culture in many aspects of government and defence, the US Navy paid $9M for continued support of Windows XP last year [0]
by ecma 10y ago
As a exemplary symptom of the toxic IT culture in many aspects of government and defence, the US Navy paid $9M for continued support of Windows XP last year [0]. They definitely aren't the only government agency which is doing this and it's indicative of systemic problems in business support and procurement.
[0] http://money.cnn.com/2015/06/26/technology/microsoft-windows-xp-navy-contract/ http://money.cnn.com/2015/06/26/technology/microsoft-windows...
- maxerickson 10y agoWhy? It's one of the largest organizations on the planet, spending millions on something or other doesn't indicate anything.
- ecma 10y agoSpending millions on support for an operating system which is well out of life is indicative of poor IT procurement and lifespan management. Business interruption was a valid excuse about 5 years ago, to continue to argue that is a farce.