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Those "don't touch" systems are death. It's usually in contracts with the big players like Honeywell and others. You literally can't touch them without breaking
by sqldba 9y ago
Those "don't touch" systems are death. It's usually in contracts with the big players like Honeywell and others. You literally can't touch them without breaking the contract. The second you call for support and they find a patch - you have to uninstall before they continue - even if it's unrelated.
BTW hands up if that includes WannnaCrypt. Yep.
- alkonaut 9y agoThis is the same situation as those MRI machines with XP on them. The answer is don't buy those machines or don't connect machines you can't patch to the network. If hospitals can't buy them because those are the criteria, then industry will change. Don't sign contracts that leaves you in the situation that you can't patch machines.
- ams6110 9y agoIf a hospital doesn't have an MRI machine, it won't be able to compete. It's really not an option to say "I won't buy it unless X." You buy the one that meets most of your needs for the best price. Not buying is not really a choice.