The German government will pay 800.000 euros ($ 887.000) to be able to continue updating Windows 7 on thousands of computers used by local authorities and still running a 2009 operating system.
Windows 7 has arrived at support fee on 14 January 2020, so Microsoft will no longer have security updates.
A Publication The German newspaper Handelsblatt reveals that the government is still using Windows 7 on more than 33.000 computers, of which about 20.000 are in Berlin.
The German government has launched a special program to support the transition to new operating systems in 2018, in 30 organizations that have stated that they will participate. However, only 20 of them have managed to upgrade to Windows 10, while the rest are expected to complete the upgrade in the coming months.
Η εκτεταμένη υποστήριξη που προσφέρει η Microsoft (επί πληρωμή φυσικά) για τα Windows 7 θα προστατεύει το λειτουργικό μέχρι τον Ιανουάριο του 2021. Η εταιρεία εκδίδει εκτεταμένες ενημερώσεις security για τρία χρόνια μετά την ολοκλήρωση του λειτουργικού συστήματος. Οι τιμές, ωστόσο, διπλασιάζονται κάθε χρόνο. Το πρώτο έτος, εκτιμάται ότι ο κάθε οργανισμός πρέπει να πληρώσει περίπου 25 δολάρια για κάθε συσκευή που χρειάζεται ενημερώσεις.
It should be mentioned that the change from Windows 7 to Windows 10 can be particularly difficult due to the upgrades required in the computer hardware, as Windows 10 comes with new characteristics which require newer hardware.