June 26, 2015
Navy Pays $9 million for Windows XP
The issue in the article is that a very important protective service like the Navy should have access to the best resources in the market and should without a doubt not be over paying the ridiculous amount of $9 million a year for a software that is outdated. There is evidence from Microsoft putting out a statement that they have decided to pull support for Windows XP sometime in the past year. The company will no longer be making updates or fixing any errors that come up on the software. They have abandoned the dated software and don't believe there is a consumer demand to need to fix and bugs that can come up in the future. Their actions say it would be best to make a transition to Windows newest programs.
The Navy is funded by our nation’s federal government, and the federal government gets its funds from the people. We need to realized that tremendous amounts of money are being poured down the drain by using a software that is not up to pare and doesn't support the Navy with the best available resources. They continue to pay into a costly contract with the software company that could trap the Navy in spending up to $31 million for the same product next year. This issue is bad for the economy because these millions could be invested into a better product and be condensed to use the possible new extra funds for other needs in the nation like relieving some weight from our huge whole in national debt.
The inflation of Windows XP is not in the benefit of the Navy. If they dont change their primary software provider soon, then they will overspend in an out-of-date software just to be stuck with problems that Windows no longer feels the need to fix. Continuing with this providers will increase the overall Gross Domestic Product. The Navy should be more cautious with their funds; they have the opportunity to save money while being able to provide a better computer system to the noble men and women that devote their life to the force. They need to find an appropriate software that will grant suitable resources to this advanced system of United States protection. Officials need to break away from this doomed contract with Windows XP and utilize their dollar with updated software. The supply isn't up to pare so why should the Navy stand around to be the demand?
http://money.cnn.com/2015/06/26/technology/microsoft-windows-xp-navy-contract/
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