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> Bankers and ATM manufacturers ain't morons. Moron is perhaps a harsh word but it's been known to the public when Microsoft will stop supporting Windows XP. T

> Bankers and ATM manufacturers ain't morons. Moron is perhaps a harsh word but it's been known to the public when Microsoft will stop supporting Windows XP. They had years to prepare. And they are multi billion dollar corporations. How can they have dropped the ball with this?

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keithpeter 13y ago
Time taken to certify a more recent version of the OS? Time needed to sort out a 16bit backend? I don't know, I'm just thinking of possible reasons. Same as in the good old NHS in the UK [1] and especially the comment at [2]. [1] http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/03/20/doh_microsoft_nhs_one_year_xp_deal/ http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/03/20/doh_microsoft_nhs_on... [2] http://forums.theregister.co.uk/forum/1/2014/03/20/doh_microsoft_nhs_one_year_xp_deal/#c_2139816 http://forums.theregister.co.uk/forum/1/2014/03/20/doh_micro... and http://forums.theregister.co.uk/forum/2/2014/03/20/doh_microsoft_nhs_one_year_xp_deal/#c_2140051 http://forums.theregister.co.uk/forum/2/2014/03/20/doh_micro...
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test1235 13y ago
No one's dropped the ball - everyone's ignored it as someone else's problem as it's a maintenance issue, not one for direct profit. Same as for the y2k and and IPv4 problems. Outside of IT, it's probably the same for global warming. There's probably a special/psychological term for this.
- brokenparser 13y ago
  Procrastination?
brudgers 13y ago
What is the ball they dropped? Please show me the comparative risk analysis of sticking with XP after support ends versus rewriting an existing code base across fleets of machines that not only spit cash but are also hardwired into the electronic transfer systems. I''ll stipulate that coming across as a brogrammer friendly workplace doesn't count.
- zanny 13y ago
  The thing is they weren't updating their ATM software anyway, and they were always on isolated subnets. Why would you care if support is dropped?
jrabone 13y ago
XP Embedded != XP Retail
bsder 13y ago
They didn't drop the ball. Every single manager did a quick analysis, worked out that the upgrade would cost "Holy shit, how much of my budget?", and punted down the road in the hope that someone else would have to eat the cost. And, Microsoft will probably extend support (for a big chunk of money) after the big companies scream enough.

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keithpeter 13y ago

Time taken to certify a more recent version of the OS? Time needed to sort out a 16bit backend? I don't know, I'm just thinking of possible reasons. Same as in the good old NHS in the UK [1] and especially the comment at [2]. [1] http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/03/20/doh_microsoft_nhs_one_year_xp_deal/ http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/03/20/doh_microsoft_nhs_on... [2] http://forums.theregister.co.uk/forum/1/2014/03/20/doh_microsoft_nhs_one_year_xp_deal/#c_2139816 http://forums.theregister.co.uk/forum/1/2014/03/20/doh_micro... and http://forums.theregister.co.uk/forum/2/2014/03/20/doh_microsoft_nhs_one_year_xp_deal/#c_2140051 http://forums.theregister.co.uk/forum/2/2014/03/20/doh_micro...

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test1235 13y ago

No one's dropped the ball - everyone's ignored it as someone else's problem as it's a maintenance issue, not one for direct profit. Same as for the y2k and and IPv4 problems. Outside of IT, it's probably the same for global warming. There's probably a special/psychological term for this.

brokenparser 13y ago
Procrastination?

brudgers 13y ago

What is the ball they dropped? Please show me the comparative risk analysis of sticking with XP after support ends versus rewriting an existing code base across fleets of machines that not only spit cash but are also hardwired into the electronic transfer systems. I''ll stipulate that coming across as a brogrammer friendly workplace doesn't count.

zanny 13y ago
The thing is they weren't updating their ATM software anyway, and they were always on isolated subnets. Why would you care if support is dropped?

jrabone 13y ago

XP Embedded != XP Retail

bsder 13y ago

They didn't drop the ball. Every single manager did a quick analysis, worked out that the upgrade would cost "Holy shit, how much of my budget?", and punted down the road in the hope that someone else would have to eat the cost. And, Microsoft will probably extend support (for a big chunk of money) after the big companies scream enough.