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Windows XP SP2 Beta Reviewed

Posted by simoniker on from the steel-bars dept.

worm eater writes "Ars Technica has a characteristically thorough review of Windows XP Service Pack 2 Beta, with plenty of screen shots. In a nutshell, it's all about security fixes, including a seriously beefed up firewall. The final release is expected this summer." The review concludes: "Overall, Microsoft has made a step in the right direction with this service pack. The increased focus on security will be good not only for the average user who does not spend much time thinking about security her system, but also for 'power users' and those who work supporting end users."

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  1. Re:Microsoft by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Redundant

    Personally, I welcome our new SP2 bearing overlords.

  2. i can't wait by alex_ant · · Score: -1, Redundant

    Even though I can't see any of the slashdot posters, I can just imagine the snide looks on their faces as they chortle to themselves about how this latest service pack is further proof that M$ is doomed and OSS is poised to take over computing.

    SP2 is:
    "too little, too late to stop the floodgates..."
    "a last gasp from a dying company..."
    "a halfhearted effort from an evil megacorp which probably helped plot 9/11..."
    "just more bloat on top of an already bloated OS-from-Hell..."
    "far inferior to the latest release of GNU/HURD, which, being microkernel-based, happens to be lightyears beyond Loseblowz ExPee technologically..."

    Help me think of more!

  3. Re:Yet another yealot joke.... by Brandybuck · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Or a mirror of the service pack here

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    Don't blame me, I didn't vote for either of them!
  4. Re:Thank you linux by Overly+Critical+Guy · · Score: 0, Redundant

    If linux for desktops wasn't gaining market share as fast as it is now, I doubt we would have seen this service pack this soon and this full of security updates.

    Exactly how much market share is it gaining, and how fast? Or are you talking about the niche corporate workstation market, where all they're doing is replacing SGI and UNIX boxes?

    Let's be fair here--KDE and GNOME do not compete as cohesive, stable desktop environments. I'm not talking stability as in crashing (though I have yet to see 2000/XP do such), but stability in the usability arena. I can't even cut-and-paste two-thirds of the time, and everything is so incredibly ugly and hard to read.

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    "Sufferin' succotash."