> That is simply irresponsible and should have been rectified in the purchase contract. Simple does not exist in even smaller private organizations, let alone

> That is simply irresponsible and should have been rectified in the purchase contract. Simple does not exist in even smaller private organizations, let alone large government organizations. > As it is, are there specific examples of software used by firms and government that are not updated to current versions of Windows? There is code written 60 or more years ago running on today's mainframes. The cost of rewriting even a fraction of this code can be staggering. This is precisely why COBOL programmers get paid big bucks and why Microsoft gets paid by large clients to provide support past end-of-life. If it works, it works. You can't blame one person for something going wrong in an increasingly connected world.