Microsoft to double Windows XP support fees: report February 20, 2015 - 12:35 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Microsoft is reportedly planning to charge businesses double for continued Windows XP support. The company is upping costs to $400 per PC in a bid to encourage businesses to adopt a more recent version of the operating system, Digital Spy said citing Computerworld. Organisations will not be charged more than $250,000 to secure all of the machines on their books, and all agreements will be made on a firm-by-firm basis, a licensing expert told the publication. Businesses that have cut their reliance on Windows XP in half during the first year of its discontinuation will not be affected by the price hike. Microsoft retired the software on April 8 last year, but recent figures suggest that a significant number of business PCs are still running it. Research by IT security company Secunia indicates that 15.17% of the world's computers are currently powered by XP.  Top stories Yerevan will host the 2024 edition of the World Congress On Information Technology (WCIT). Rustam Badasyan said due to the lack of such regulation, the state budget is deprived of VAT revenues. Krisp’s smart noise suppression tech silences ambient sounds and isolates your voice for calls. Gurgen Khachatryan claimed that the "illegalities have been taking place in 2020."   Partner news Most popular in the section |  Latest news Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals  Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation.Azerbaijan must respect human rights, Scholz tells Aliyev German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for greater respect for human rights in Azerbaijan.Armenia: Defense Ministry warns against involving army in political processes The Ministry’s statement came after a video surfaced online, showing soldiers joining the protests in Tavush.Scholz hopes Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty will be signed this year German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hopes that a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan will be signed this year. |
