Re:Microsoft Issues WanaCrypt Patch for Windows 8, XP
by jaxn on Saturday May 13, 2017 @09:53AM
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It is absolutely Microsoft's fault.
Many of the existing XP computers a big monolithic systems that have been decentralized so Microsoft could sell more licenses.
Think networks of retail stores using hundreds or thousands of PCs for their point-of-sale. Or government agencies like the DMV with locations in every rural county.
Many of the existing XP computers a big monolithic systems that have been decentralized so Microsoft could sell more licenses.
Think networks of retail stores using hundreds or thousands of PCs for their point-of-sale. Or government agencies like the DMV with locations in every rural county.
They put a PC on every not-quite-a-desk.