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Oxfam has revealed that it was forced to take out extended support after the UK government’s decision not to renew its Windows XP contract with Microsoft earlier this year.

Oxfam CIO Peter Ransom told V3 that the decision meant the charity had to delve into its own funds to negotiate a deal as it continues to migrate its estate to Windows 7.

“We were running under the government contract, although the government this year pulled out so that left us exposed,” he said.

“It had a commercial impact for us as we had to find money for a deal which was offered.”

Ransom explained that Oxfam’s charitable status meant that Microsoft did offer the organisation a good deal with reduced pricing that softened the blow, but it still had a commercial impact.

“Microsoft was flexible about how we’d pay and gave us some phasing options, but ultimately we had to pay for support,” he said.

Oxfam currently has thousands of devices still on XP, but Ransom said they are on track to all be upgraded to Windows 7 by the start of 2016.

“Once we put [Windows] 7 in we’ll have all the infrastructure to do a [Windows] 10 upgrade quite simply,” he added.

Support for XP ended on 8 April 2014. The UK government initially struck a one-year extended support deal with Microsoft costing £5.5m that covered organisations such as NHS Trusts, schools and charities.

However, it was revealed in May this year that the government decided not to renew this deal.

"The Technology Leaders met last month and took a collective decision to not extend the support arrangement for 2015. The current support agreement ended in April 2015,” the Cabinet Office said at the time. This leaves many public sector organisations and government departments running unsupported operating systems.

Oxfam is not the only organisation still running Windows XP machines despite official support ending over a year ago. The Met Police admitted in April that it still had 35,000 PCs on XP.

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Go for a f****ing linux and cut the whinning off !!

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Go for a f****ing linux and cut the whinning off !!

A lot of organizations are forced to use Windows .Sadly Microsoft holds a monopoly over most businesses . Most Governments use IE and stuff and many businesses use windows software . Its not so easy as it is to install something else as it is at you're home . :nono:

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Oxfam take our money then pay their top people (whom all went to public school and do bugger all) millions of pounds in pay for doing naff all.

They should had moved to Windows seven (7) when M$ were offering huge discounts when Windows seven (7) was rolled out, to make up for the Windows Vista disaster.

So therefore, Oxfam should quit whining and take a big look at their setup before whining about an ancient operating system.

I only donate to poppy appeal and Salvation Army as they do a great deal.

I and my partner do though however buy books from the Oxfam book shop, in Maidstone and Canterbury.

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I concur with LeeSmithG. Although it is unfortunate for OXFAM to dig into its own deep pockets to prolong XP, the bigger picture is and getting off-topic, these high-profile charities in the UK (a registered charity is a non-profit making organisation and is therefore exempt from many taxes), are operating like cut-throat profilt-making businesses, investing heavily in new staff for marketing strategies such as persistent junk phone calls, junk mail etc etc. It has appeared in the press here a lot that monies donated to these charities tend to finance pensions, overheads within these charities rather than their intended purpose first.

The Tory British Gov't are currently creating new legislation to regulate these charities. I personally donate to charities but I choose wisely and mainly local ones where I live in Norfolk/Suffolk.

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I'm not paying anything, and I still get security updates. I feel sorry for anyone who pays for Microsoft support. They're terrible at it.

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Go for a f****ing linux and cut the whinning off !!

F**k linux,backward a** operating system

It's so primitive compared to mac and windows

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Go for a f****ing linux and cut the whinning off !!

F**k linux,backward a** operating system

It's so primitive compared to mac and windows

 

Linux for general stuff like using Libre Office and browsing the net is just as good as Windows if not better as it's easier to update and almost zero chance of getting crapware on your system if you use the official repositories.

As for mac, don't make me laugh, Linux pisses all over that.

Unless you need to run specific Windows programs I don't really understand the need for Windows at all. If I didn't use my PC for gaming I would not even be using Windows right now, there is almost nothing Linux can't do that Windows can and with distributions like Ubuntu it's so easy to maintain and update compared to Windows.

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I concur with LeeSmithG. Although it is unfortunate for OXFAM to dig into its own deep pockets to prolong XP, the bigger picture is and getting off-topic, these high-profile charities in the UK (a registered charity is a non-profit making organisation and is therefore exempt from many taxes), are operating like cut-throat profilt-making businesses, investing heavily in new staff for marketing strategies such as persistent junk phone calls, junk mail etc etc. It has appeared in the press here a lot that monies donated to these charities tend to finance pensions, overheads within these charities rather than their intended purpose first.

The Tory British Gov't are currently creating new legislation to regulate these charities. I personally donate to charities but I choose wisely and mainly local ones where I live in Norfolk/Suffolk.

There is an outfit in Tonbridge, Kent that harras people via the telephone for more and more money.

Their staff are spineless, reprobates with no ambition and no conscience.

They are called Serco and reside at #1 Tonbridge High street.

They pay their staff minimum wage and a commission.

They also have a huge turn over.

Also, to mention, ex leader of the Labour party, went off to work for a charity whilst his younger brother was in charge.

All these dames and knights (sirs) have all done minimal work for charity and get honoured.

All the public school boy and school girl slime seem to land these gigs.

Then you have the o.a.p's that stand in the freezing cold day-in-day out selling poopies in the Autum and raising awarness for the British legion at other times, get zero pay and zero thanks.

Those that come and collect their pots get a commission.

Those publicly educated that work on behalf of the charities demad five hundred thousand (500,000) to work for them.

Charity begins at home and I am getting sick and tired of being asked to fund yet another sewage and fresh water system in Africa somewhere when I am being asked for £30 per month for water then £35 per month for sewage bill.

If they quit giving the leaders of these nations the money, then they can't by another Villa in Spain or yet another gold plated rolls royce and an Arsenal of weapons.

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