Indian government seeks discount on Windows 10
03 Jul 2017
Ever since Microsoft claimed the latest Windows 10 OS to be immune from ransomware attacks, the Indian government expects a substantial discount from the company.
After conducting a thorough analysis on the 'Petya' ransomware Microsoft claimed that most of the systems which had been affected were using Windows 7, the version of Windows from 2009.
Microsoft further stated that organisations and businesses running on older versions of Windows needed to upgrade to the latest Windows 10 in view of the better features and updated algorithms it offered to provide protection against similar vulnerabilities.
Following the statements, the government of India has asked the company to offer a discounted one-time deal to the Windows users in the country to allow them to upgrade to the latest Windows 10 operating system and stay immune from the ransomware attacks.
Gulshan Rai, India's Cyber Security coordinator, told Reuters, "We have asked Microsoft to offer a one-time special pricing so that people are able to replace their old OS with the latest OS (Windows 10),".
He further added, "Microsoft officials in India have in-principle agreed to the request, we expect some details in a couple of days." Rai expects the price to be a quarter of the current price.