New York Police Department announced that when 36 thousand Windows Phones are discarded and transferred to the iPhone, why?

ByGary Chan

The New York City Police Department (NYPD) launched a Microsoft-based Nokia smartphone as one of the "NYPD Mobility Initiative" invested $ 160 million (17.4 billion yen) as "a big step in the 21st century" in 2014Decide to purchase. As a result of the program over two years, in 2016 "distributed Windows based smartphone to 36,000 policemen"I had announced. However, NYPD seems to intend to replace this 36,000 Windows phones with the iPhone.

NYPD needs to replace 36K useless smartphones | New York Post
http://nypost.com/2017/08/28/nypd-needs-to-replace-36k-useless-smartphones/


NYPD ditches Windows Phone for Apple iPhone - Business Insider
http://www.businessinsider.com/nypd-apple-iphone-windows-phone-2017-8

NYPD forced to scrap 36,000 Windows phones, will be replacing them with iPhones | 9to5Mac
https://9to5mac.com/2017/08/28/nypd-windows-phones-iphones/

At that time, NYPD bought two terminals "Lumia 830" and "Lumia 640 XL". Windows 8.1 was installed as an OS in these terminals, but the end of support was announced in July 2017 in Windows 8.1, and it was difficult to keep the OS in the latest and secure state .

Microsoft has finished supporting "Windows Phone 8.1", the Windows Phone series will end as it is - GIGAZINE


Needless to say, NYPD decided to discard 36,000 smartphones. After the disposal of the Windows Phone, the New York Post reports that a new iPhone will be introduced at the end of 2017.

According to the information sources of New York Post, the introduction of Windows Phone is Deputy Director of Information Technology BureauJessica TischAccording to Mr.'s decision, it is said that NYPD at the time was using Microsoft's software for the video surveillance program. However, at the same time that Lumia 830 was released, iPhone 6 appeared, and experts questioned "Why did NYPD choose Windows Phone?" For many years. In 2016, the news media CNET says, "With human beings' death, we have to rely on outdated Windows Phone software,"It was about as stated in the article.

In response to the press, NYPD's publicity announced that "NYPD has already launched the process of replacing it with the iPhone and new devices will be dealt from the autumn, the application is the same as the application already used, but the reaction time is 8 % Will be abbreviated. " In addition, Microsoft publicity "Microsoft is proud of partnership with NYPD, we will continue to support NYPD's Windows Phone", I tell Business Insider what kind We do not comment on whether support will be made.