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OT: the computer on Obama's desk is running Windows XP. Full-size image: http://www.flickr.com/photos/whitehouse/4753683646/in/set-72157624332927216/lightbox&#

• mitchty 13y ago
  It is almost 3 years old as far as an image goes. Where I work we only late last year moved from XP to Windows 7. Large organizations move slowly.
  • electromagnetic 13y ago
    For many reasons organizations move slowly. One being security. No large organization, especially one handling sensitive information, is going to jump into the first release of any software.
    • mitchty 13y ago
      No argument there, just providing a counterpoint on the XP->whatever else at another large organization. It isn't a quick thing because there is so much to be checked/validated/tested/touched. I don't envy the admins that have to deal with it.
• dm2 13y ago
  They probably just skipped Vista to save the tax payers a little money, that picture was in 2010. Imagine the headline "Whitehouse wants to spend XX millions upgrading to MS Vista. Is our money being spent wisely?"
• gridmaths 13y ago
  to linux
• fakeer 13y ago
  Looks like they took down the photo.
  • stock_toaster 13y ago
    take the junk off the end of the url
• waterlesscloud 13y ago
  Weird pic. That seems to be an assistant's desk just outside the oval office (which you can see through the door).