What does lack of further support mean to a user? Will browsers start breaking? Games stop working? I haven't DLed/installed updates on my Win7 for years now, will this be the same?
Semi truck cabs often have a communications/GPS/electronic logging terminal called a "Qualcomm" because that's what it says on the bezel.
The ones in my company run Windows XP, and the functional software is by Omnitracs, part of Qualcomm in some way.
The only sense of urgency I've seen for leaving these behind is from the recent debacle at the end of last year, when a huge chunk of truckers were forced to use paper logs for a month or two (eight days max is legal) because of an Omnitracs update related to the GPS rollover back in April. I'm just an end user, so I'm sure I have some details wrong. I also have my paper logs, dutifully kept in case asked for them.
In other words, the software running on the OS is important to users/owners, and which version of Windows is running is probably irrelevant, especially if you're a captive customer.
My understanding is that my company is going to build its own ELDs, based on tablets. Oh. Joy.
The ones in my company run Windows XP, and the functional software is by Omnitracs, part of Qualcomm in some way.
The only sense of urgency I've seen for leaving these behind is from the recent debacle at the end of last year, when a huge chunk of truckers were forced to use paper logs for a month or two (eight days max is legal) because of an Omnitracs update related to the GPS rollover back in April. I'm just an end user, so I'm sure I have some details wrong. I also have my paper logs, dutifully kept in case asked for them.
In other words, the software running on the OS is important to users/owners, and which version of Windows is running is probably irrelevant, especially if you're a captive customer.
My understanding is that my company is going to build its own ELDs, based on tablets. Oh. Joy.