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Originally Posted by Kazanne

Well what is the truth ? on Sky news today a guy was saying Windows XP was the most stable of the systems so much so that the military and other high profile organisations used it ,plus it was Microsoft themselves who demanded no patches etc just new windows OS,which meant all brand new stuff,so for me it's Microsoft that need to be looked at also the mis- management of money in the NHS.that coming from a junior doctor,so I think it suits some people to blame the Tories,it fits in with some agendas well,but bottom line ,the people to blame are the hackers,this is global not just aimed at the NHS,so the blame game doesn't wash with me.

This is not Microsoft's fault. You can't blame them for this. If Microsoft have decided that they are not supporting this version of the software any more its because there are newer less volatile versions of windows that their customers should be using.

The vulnerability is nothing to do with the system stability. That doesn't mean its not vulnerable to attack. An outmoded but stable system can still be vulnerable.

Usually computer systems in very large organisations are put out to Tender and can (unwisely, in my opinion) be linked to long-standing contracts which prevent changes. Of course, that's a stupid system when it comes to technology. But, it's still common in a lot of government organisations.

The Navy's most tenacious enemy may be windows XP http://www.atlasobscura.com/articles...-be-windows-xp.

Using XP, now it's completely out of support, is stupid.