Matsuda Posted October 7, 2013 Share Posted October 7, 2013 Windows XP support will come to an end on April 8, 2014, so Microsoft goes on with its typical campaign supposed to push encourage everyone to adopt a newer OS version. The Japanese government, on the other hand, seems to have no other choice than stay with XP after support ends, mostly due to insufficient funds to deploy Windows 7 or Windows 8. The Japan News is reporting that a survey conducted by Yomiuri Shimbun and involving 1,789 local institutions revealed that more than 200,000 computers will continue to run XP after the retirement date, with 28 percent of the respondents citing the lack of funds as the main reason. At this point, Windows XP is said to be installed on more than 1.765 million computers operating by the Japanese government, so the transition to a newer platform is critical for the security of local data. Upgrading the remaining 200,000 computers to Windows 7 or 8, on the other hand, is said to be very costly, with estimates pointing to an investment of $2.4 billion (€1.8 billion).Source Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arion Posted October 7, 2013 Share Posted October 7, 2013 (edited) Yes, Japanese Government is So stupid. I know. that mean "Please hack our computers !" :rofl: Edited October 7, 2013 by Arion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calguyhunk Posted October 7, 2013 Share Posted October 7, 2013 Always knew those damned Japanese are smart :P Konnichiwa, my Japanese friend sans. :dance: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SPECTRUM Posted October 7, 2013 Share Posted October 7, 2013 (edited) Yes, Japanese Government is So stupid. I know. that mean "Please hack our computers !" :rofl: don't think so, government computers are not connected to public internet directly, generally them works on intranet only, and protected by local firewalls and restricted users accounts. Edited October 7, 2013 by SPECTRUM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dMog Posted October 7, 2013 Share Posted October 7, 2013 that amny computers... no wonder why they will keep XP on them..they would not be able to take win7 or win8 so why buy that many all new computers in one shot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeeSmithG Posted October 8, 2013 Share Posted October 8, 2013 They will probably write their own patches for any security holes they find.Seems a bit expensive for 200,000 computers, that is $1200 per computer.I only paid £75 for windows 64 bit when released, around $115.Smells of Pigs at the troughs and those creaming off the top to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
truemate Posted October 11, 2013 Share Posted October 11, 2013 japanese technology is awesome.. what ever decision they take in technology field will always be right... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeeSmithG Posted October 13, 2013 Share Posted October 13, 2013 (edited) japanese technology is awesome.. what ever decision they take in technology field will always be right...Well they didn't do too well with the recent major flooding and prior to that a nuclear reactor going tits up! Edited October 14, 2013 by LeeSmithG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arachnoid Posted October 13, 2013 Share Posted October 13, 2013 Insuficient funds my arse, its a complete lack of investment over several years thats the issue behind such problems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeeSmithG Posted October 14, 2013 Share Posted October 14, 2013 Insuficient funds my arse, its a complete lack of investment over several years thats the issue behind such problems.Yeah, shout it loud fam! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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