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  1. It turns out that the last Labour Government did have a licensing deal with Microsoft that would allow them to have a migration plan to newer versions of Microsoft Software. In 2010, the Conservatives cancelled the deal and returned licensing responsibility to local NHS trusts. This added to local IT Budgets which made it harder for them to provide support and this is where we are today! Source: Private Eye, No 1444.

  2. Re:What? on European Parliament Committee Endorses End-To-End Encryption (tomshardware.com) · · Score: 2, Funny

    Mrs. May? Could we have your statement on this matter?

    Mrs May's statement: "Strong and stable leadership..."

  3. But first fix all the issues with IE such as its poor support for HTML5, speed, security and the general pain in the backside the whole application is as a whole!

  4. Sony on Ask Slashdot: Which VHS Player To Buy? · · Score: 1

    Get any major brand VCR (e.g. Sony, Panasonic etc) as they are usually quite good. To be honest, I have never seen a big difference between VCR's in terms of quality. However, I did once have a cheapo VCR (Only one in the Electrical Store) which did chew up a couple of tapes.

  5. Bush DAC90A Valve Radio from 1950 on Ask Slashdot: What Tech Products Were Built To Last? · · Score: 1

    This Radio still works and picks up Radio 4 Longwave and Radio 5 Live really well in the UK.

  6. Comcast on Netflix Gets What It Pays For: Comcast Streaming Speeds Skyrocket · · Score: 1

    I can see why Comcast did this. They wanna make sure people still stick with Cable.

  7. Well what do you expect when you make a massive... on The GNOME Foundation Is Running Out of Money · · Score: 1

    ...cockup like Gnome 3?

  8. Windows 98 on Should Microsoft Be Required To Extend Support For Windows XP? · · Score: 1

    I remember that in 2004, there was a similar issue with Windows 98 where the market share was at about 27% and Microsoft were about to end support. However, Microsoft extended support to 2006!

  9. Some ISP's offer free domains on Dyn.com Ends Free Dynamic DNS · · Score: 1

    If you have a Static IP with my ISP. You can have a domain name in the style of *.plus.com Do any other ISP's offer this?

  10. UK Taxpayers on UK Government Pays Microsoft £5.5M For Extended Support of Windows XP · · Score: 1

    What I would like to know is how much would it have cost to upgrade to Linux? As a UK Taxpayer, I would prefer my money to be invested in Linux systems instead of Microsoft.

  11. Its pretty good! on Ask Slashdot: Experiences With Free To Air Satellite TV? · · Score: 5, Interesting

    My Nana and Grandad goes on Holiday a lot in their Caravan, they used to use Sky Satellite in the Caravan which they found to be very expensive. However, my Grandad then switched over to using a simple freesat system which suits their needs. It recieves BBC, ITV etc which is what they want! I did see on ebay a Satellite Box running Linux (I think it was called Dream Box) and I heard you could load decryption keys onto it for the Sky Channels. However, that is illegal!