In that case, Windows PC has lower initial purchase costs and the overall maintenance cost.

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Some of them purchase licenses along with an annual maintenance contract.

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Let's support this program by encouraging our friends and neighbors to finally retire that guzzler and help the country with the purchase of a cleaner, lower maintenance car for the future.

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The company will continue to deliver free security fixes for the operating system beyond this cutoff date, however maintenance updates will require the purchase of extended support from Microsoft.

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