Government pays MS to keep XP going for another year

[apearce]

I've got a request at Microsoft about this to fine out what is supported and where it is covered - when I know more I'll share what i can.

[synaesthesia]

That's fair enough for small schools, I was just thinking for the larger ones that haven't shifted.

 

I don't see why many CNC machines would need internet access therefore shouldn't be an issue. We certainly still have some, running on XP via parallel ports.

[speckytecky]

It totally amazed me yesterday to visit a customer services desk in a Sainsbury's store and find they subsequently carried out my product look up request on a XP driven donkey slow PC!

[matt40k]

I don't see why many CNC machines would need internet access therefore shouldn't be an issue. We certainly still have some, running on XP via parallel ports.

 

Here for example, I have not disposed of a working machine in all my time here. I have instead turned them into thin clients.

 

I think the key difference here is you guys are recycling them, your not moving it - your not taking a machine from the office which was heavily used and putting it in the staff room so it could be lightly used.

[apearce]

To me there's more to it than just is Windows XP still supported. Does this include IE8, how does that then effect Office 365 and cloud services where IE8 is the highest you can install but more and more of office 365 is HTML5. As a supplier, do we now need to support our code in Office 365 for IE8 when 365 doesn't support XP etc.

[biz]

It totally amazed me yesterday to visit a customer services desk in a Sainsbury's store and find they subsequently carried out my product look up request on a XP driven donkey slow PC!

 

Could it be that they were running Windows XP Embedded? Some versions of that are going to be supported until 20-bloomin'-19!

[fiza]

I just got a Microsoft Education Newsletter which contained this :

 

End of XP Support

Windows XP SP3 Support (Critical and Important Security Updates)

Eligible criteria: PSA 12, Academic Memorandum of Understanding OR Microsoft Non- Profit Program, UK

If your schools are still on XP and want to benefit from Security updates for the following year they can obtain additional support by 2 methods.

 

1. The first is obtaining a Premier Support Contract. There are 2 types :

a, Basic: £12’500 excluding VAT. 50 reactive hours, remote service delivery management.

b, Foundation: £25’000 excluding VAT 100 reactive hours, remote service delivery management

 

2. Organisations with less than 250 XP devices

a, Providing they meet the primary eligibility criteria they will not be required to purchase a Premier Support Agreement

b, Access to download Security Updates only via MS Connect platform

c, No problem resolution services or remote service delivery management will be provided unless the organization purchases a Microsoft Premier Agreement.

Edited May 1, 2014 by fiza

[psydii]

I've asked a number of times but until I read the above I have never seen what a premier support contract would cost for a school!