Germany pays 800,000 euros to keep Windows 7 alive
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Ten days ago, exactly on January 14th, technical and security support that Microsoft provided to users of its famous operating system, Windows 7, ended, and they had to upgrade their system to Windows 10 in an urgent and necessary way, otherwise they would be in immediate danger and prey to viruses and hackers. But there are many who are still using this system.
Although ten years have passed since its launch, exactly in October 2009, however, Windows 7 had until the past months had a quarter of the market share of global operating systems, due to its easy-to-use interface and the many features it provides, and experts advise users Windows 7 is necessary to move quickly to Windows 10 after the end of technical and security support, because its continued use may pose a major risk, especially when connected to the Internet.
Although ten years have passed since its launch, exactly in October 2009, however, Windows 7 had until the past months had a quarter of the market share of global operating systems, due to its easy-to-use interface and the many features it provides, and experts advise users Windows 7 is necessary to move quickly to Windows 10 after the end of technical and security support, because its continued use may pose a major risk, especially when connected to the Internet.
In the country of Germany on the European continent, the media indicated that the German authorities are willing to pay 800,000 euros in order to continue using the Windows 7 operating system, especially with regard to devices operating in official and government departments, where they will continue to receive technical and security support from The party of the developer Microsoft, as the authorities in this country began to gradually move towards Windows 10, but there is still a lot of time before them before moving fully to the latest version of Windows.
