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Re:HMS Queen Elizabeth is 'running outdated Windows XP', rai... by JamesBaxter on Tuesday June 27, 2017 @04:59AM (#14643496)
While clearly it's not ideal for them to be using XP wasn't the British government one of the purchasers of extended XP support? Has that ended now?
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Re:HMS Queen Elizabeth is 'running outdated Windows XP', rai... by EvilGrin on Tuesday June 27, 2017 @05:27AM (#14643620)
Yes that ended in April 2015. The then Government decided to end the contract under the guises of austerity.

https://governmenttechnology.blog.gov.uk/2015/05/22/update-o...

I don't think it work out as a cost effective saving of course, as the NHS was badly hit by WannaCry as we all know.

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