Some Windows XP Users Can't Afford To Upgrade 953
colinneagle writes "During a recent trip to an eye doctor, I noticed that she was still using Windows XP. After I suggested that she might need to upgrade soon, she said she couldn't because she couldn't afford the $10,000 fee involved with the specialty medical software that has been upgraded for Windows 7. Software written for medical professionals is not like mass market software. They have a limited market and can't make back their money in volume because there isn't the volume for an eye doctor's database product like there is for Office or Quicken. With many expecting Microsoft's upcoming end-of-support for XP to cause a security nightmare of unsupported Windows devices in the wild, it seems a good time to ask how many users may fall into the category of wanting an upgrade, but being priced out by expensive but necessary third-party software. More importantly, can anything be done about it?"
specialty software prices (Score:5, Funny)
They have a limited market and can't make back their money in volume because there isn't the volume for an eye doctor's database product like there is for Office or Quicken.
Kind of like college textbooks?
*ducks*
Re:Disconnect XP from Internet (Score:4, Funny)
Re:Certification (Score:5, Funny)
Most of the Doctors I know have 2 or 3 ex wives and several child support payments that eat up a lot of their money. Then there is the current wife and mistress.