![]() ![]() Various banks around the world are said to be paying Microsoft an unknown amount for custom support for their XP ATM machines, Reuters reports.ĭespite such lucrative contracts, none of this is a particularly good news for Microsoft's current flagship operating system, Windows 8.The IRS will pay Microsoft "less than $500,000" for about 58,000 XP machines, Computerworld reported.The Dutch government signed a multi-million Euro deal to support of over 30,000 computers, Dutch News reported.The UK government signed a £5.548 million (approximately $9.2 million) agreement that covers XP, Office 2003, and Exchange 2003 for all British public sector customers, ComputerWeekly reported.Microsoft has already landed some big custom support contracts: One IT pro said Microsoft quoted his company $1 million for the first year, $2 million for the second, and $5 million for the third year to support XP on 5,000 machines, Keizer reported. However, it raised prices for the post-XP era and is now charging about $200 per device, with big increases for year two and three of custom support contracts, Silver told Keizer. Microsoft used to cap a custom support contract at $200,000 for the first year, Gartner analyst Michael Silver told Computerworld's Gregg Keizer. ![]() The largest of these companies are buying something called custom support contracts where Microsoft will still fix bugs found in XP for them.īut they'll pay dearly for it. That's because some 44% of businesses are still using it, according to mobile device management company Fiberlink. It often indicates a user profile.Įven though Microsoft stopped selling Windows XP PCs way back in 2010, the company will make millions on the 12-year-old version of Windows this year. Account icon An icon in the shape of a person's head and shoulders.
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