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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. Soup nazi ref? by Chuck+Bucket · · Score: 1, Redundant

    No patch for you!

    Really, how can ppl buy MS if they know that in the future they may not recieve any support for their insecure software?

    CB

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