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End of Windows XP Support
(YouTube / CBS News, 2014)
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1DrYULei8Ho
Tonight at midnight, Microsoft will pull the plug on technical support for its Windows XP operating
system. XP was introduced in 2001. Since then, Microsoft has launched four new operating systems, but a
lot of people still rely on XP. Here’s Anthony Mason.
At the Doughnut Plant in New York City, the cash registers still run on Windows XP.
I haven’t had a need to change because it didn’t break.
Chief operating officer Casey Salazar isn’t alone. Up to twenty-five percent of consumers and businesses
including CBS News are estimated to still be using the twelve-year-old operating system. But Microsoft
on its website is counting customers down to zero hour at midnight tonight.
Does that mean that the machine’s gonna blow up? Not necessarily.
But Ismael Matos, a tech expert with the electronics chain Best Buy, says it will mean an end to security
updates and patches to fix software bugs.
You risk identity theft, you know, it means that you’re not gonna be protected against US vulnerabilities.
You know, it can make it very easy for somebody to hack in and steal your information.
But the Doughnut Plant is sticking with old reliable XP, hoping the if-it-ain’t-broke-don’t-fix-it strategy
doesn’t come back to bite it.
Tech consultant Bob Targus, We’ve heard of Target, so many other businesses being hacked into so it’s
very important that the computers are always running the latest updates and security patches and things
like that.
XP is used to running everything from power plants to doctors’ offices. As of last year, ninety-five
percent of all ATMs ran on XP and by today it’s estimated (that) less twenty percent will have upgraded.
Vocabulary
1. midnight
2. pull the plug
3. has launched
4. to rely on
5. cash register
6. still run on
7. up to
8. zero hour
9. is gonna blow up
10. updates and patches
11. identity theft
12. hack in
13. is sticking with
minuit
débrancher
a lancé
dépendre de
caisse (enregistreuse)
fonctionne encore sur
jusqu’à
l’heure H
(= is going to) va exploser
des mises à jour et patchs
usurpation d’identité
s’introduire dans, pirater
reste fidèle à
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14. reliable
15. the if-it-ain’t-broke-don’t-fix-it strategy
16. come back to bite it
16.Target
fiable
expression: si ce n’est pas cassé, ne le réparez pas
revenir pour les mordre (dans les fesses)
le nom d’une grande surface américaine similaire à
Carrefour
des centrales (électriques)
depuis
(= Automated Teller Machine) DAB
aura acheté la nouvelle version
17. power plants
18. As of last year
19. ATM
20. will have upgraded
End of Windows XP Support
(YouTube / CBS News, 2014)
Exercise: fill in the blanks with the correct words
Tonight at _m______________, Microsoft will _p_______ the _p_______ on technical support for its
minuit
débranchera
Windows XP operating system. XP was introduced in 2001. Since then, Microsoft has _l__________ four
lancé
new operating systems, but a lot of people _s_______ _r______o____ XP. Here’s Anthony Mason.
dépendent encore de
At the Doughnut Plant in New York City, the _c________r__________ still _r_____o____Windows XP.
caisses (enregistreuses)
fonctionnent
I haven’t had a need to change because it didn’t break.
Chief operating officer Casey Salazar isn’t alone. _U_____t____ twenty-five percent of consumers and
jusqu’à
businesses including CBS News are estimated to still be using the twelve-year-old operating system. But
Microsoft on its website is counting customers down to _z________h________ at midnight tonight.
heure H
Does that mean that the machine’s gonna _b________u______? Not necessarily.
exploser
But Ismael Matos, a tech expert with the electronics chain Best Buy, says it will mean an end to security
_u____________ and patches to fix software bugs.
mises à jour
You risk _i_____________t_________, you know, it means that you’re not gonna be protected against
usurpation d’identité
US vulnerabilities. You know, it can make it very easy for somebody to _h__________i_____ and steal
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your information.
But the Doughnut Plant is _s__________w________old _r__________ XP, hoping the if-it-ain’t-brokereste fidèle à
don’t-fix-it strategy doesn’t come back to bite it.
fiable
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Tech consultant Bob Targus, We’ve heard of Target, so many other businesses being hacked into so it’s
very important that the computers are always running the latest updates and security patches and things
like that.
XP is used to running everything from _p__________p________ to doctors’ offices. _A____o____ last
centrales (électriques)
depuis
year, ninety-five percent of all _A_____________ ran on XP and by today it’s estimated (that) less
DAB (distributeurs de billets)
twenty percent will have upgraded.