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Microsoft To Provide IE Patches for Windows XP Only

Posted by michael on from the lucy-pulls-football-away-again-from-windows-users dept.

Fortunato_NC writes "Microsoft has decided that future IE updates, including those related to security, will only be available to customers using Windows XP. This news.com article has the complete scoop. A choice quote: 'Microsoft may be turning the lemons of its browser's security reputation into the lemonade of a powerful upgrade selling point.' This should provide a huge boost to Mozilla and other alternative browser backers."

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  1. Metaphorically speaking... by kahei · · Score: 5, Funny


    This article tries to turn the sow's ear of an overstretched metaphor into the silk purse of a pithy comment, but winds up counting it's chickens in a castle built on sand as the skeletons in the closet come home to roost.

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  2. Re:XP only ? by narsiman · · Score: 5, Funny

    What they mean is Windows 2000 is completely secure. It does not need anymore fixes. You should be happy that you selected W2K for all your 5000 employees.

  3. Re:Classic M$ by deantallica · · Score: 5, Funny

    What are you all complaining about? The 640 previous patches ought to be enough for anyone.

  4. Re:XP only ? by kfg · · Score: 5, Funny

    You have been paying for Software Protection. . .

    Yeah, youse wouldn't want anything to 'happen' to yer software, now would you?

    KFG

  5. Re:Classic M$ by 14erCleaner · · Score: 5, Funny

    Nobody will ever need more than 640 patches.

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