Reply to post: Re: Maybe they should consider going over to Linux?

90 per cent of the UK's NHS is STILL relying on Windows XP

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Re: Maybe they should consider going over to Linux?

>XP received updates for fourteen years or so.

Maybe, well, actually, only because Vista was such a mess, but how about Vista, 7, 8 (LOL), 8.1 ?

As for Linux, when you upgrade Linux, a totally new UI is not thrown at you and you can choose your ui freely, meaning hardly any training costs, if any, when you upgrade.

Long time support in Linux is 5 years, but again, you do not get the same hassle you get with Windows upgrades, where half the printers in the office (for example) are no longer supported after the upgrade ....

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