The only options for continued use of Windows past the January deadline is to either pay for an update to Windows 10 or pay Microsoft for extended support for Windows 7. While exact number of South Korean PCs using Windows 7 is unknown, it is still widely used globally despite Microsoft’s efforts to push users towards its more current OS Windows 10. The announcement comes in light of Microsoft’s plan to discontinue free support of its Windows 7 OS next January. Still, the Ministry expects the transition to cost about 780 billion won ($655 million USD). Choi Jang-hyuk, the Interior Ministry’s Digital Service Bureau chief, indicated that the move is meant to reduce costs and dependence on a single operation system. If the results prove successful, Linux use will be expanded throughout the government. The Ministry will first run a small launch on a private network to test security and compatibility capabilities. Last month, the South Korean Ministry of Interior and Safety announced plans to switch government workstations from utilizing Windows to Linux.
The open source operating system (OS) Linux, preferred by many in tech circles but rarely used by the typical working professional, may get its biggest chance yet to prove its mainstream capability in a corporate setting.
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