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Windows XP Service Pack 3 Not Due Until 2007

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the thats-ok-no-new-viruses-are-scheduled-in-07 dept.

vitaly.friedman writes "Microsoft has published the due date for Windows XP SP3 (Service Pack 3) on its Windows Lifecycle Web site. The preliminary due date (the latter half of 2007) for the next collection of fixes and patches for Microsoft's desktop operating system is as more than a year later than many company watchers were expecting."

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  1. But.. by JonJ · · Score: 5, Funny

    I thought Windows Vista was due this year?

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  2. huh by c0dedude · · Score: 5, Funny

    "2007" is a funny term for "whenever we get around to it"....

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  3. last one left turn out the lights... by DeveloperAdvantage · · Score: 5, Funny

    I think by then half of their team will be working at google!

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  4. W.. T.. F.. by StikyPad · · Score: 5, Funny

    This story reminds me of a co-worker I used to have, who used to spout off completely worthless information. One day he decided to inform everyone that the history of the letter W was not in the dictionary, much to his dismay. Nobody was ever quite sure why he cared, let alone why he felt it necessary to verbalize his observations. I suspect he submitted this story as well.

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  5. "date"? by deep44 · · Score: 5, Funny

    So their release "date" is 2H 2007? Since when is a 6-month window considered a "date"?

    A precedent like that really makes you wonder about the release "dates" they still can't commit to.

  6. Re:horrible analysis by elinden · · Score: 5, Funny
    ...they might as well be throwing darts at conclusions...

    no no -- they used a mat. with conclusions printed on it. and then they jumped onto the mat...
  7. 2007? by AeroIllini · · Score: 5, Funny

    This just in: Microsoft Windows XP SP3 is now renamed Microsoft Windows Vista, and will ship sometime in early 2009. Possible new features include an updated icon, a completely new marketing campaign, one driver for an HP scanner written in a drunken coding blitz at 3am, and a new desktop wallpaper prominently featuring the Microsoft Logo.

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    1. Re:2007? by H0p313ss · · Score: 4, Funny

      Possible new features include an updated icon, a completely new marketing campaign, one driver for an HP scanner written in a drunken coding blitz at 3am, and a new desktop wallpaper prominently featuring the Microsoft Logo.

      That would be Windows ME

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  8. Wrong, it's already out. by Eric_Cartman_South_P · · Score: 4, Funny

    Service Pack to fix windows is already out. It's actually up to version 4. It's called OS X 10.4.4