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Windows XP SP1 Support Ends Tuesday

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the cut-off dept.

tophee writes "ZDNet reports that support for Windows XP SP1 and SP1a will be ending this coming Tuesday. From the article: 'Microsoft will end support for Windows XP Service Pack 1 and SP1a on Tuesday, leaving people no option but to upgrade to Service Pack 2 if they wish to continue to receive crucial components, including security software.' Colin Barker of ZDNet notes, 'There's little reason for anyone to still be running SP1; SP2 contained a range of improvements to XP's security.'"

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  1. Windows what? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Troll

    Who uses windows anymore? I thought that died out long ago...

  2. Re:Makes sense by I'm+Don+Giovanni · · Score: 1, Troll

    Apple releases 0.1 releases every year and charges $130 for each of them. But of course, they name each one after a wild feline of some sort, "to disguise the fact that they're charging every year for minor updates".

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  3. Re:Makes sense by pookemon · · Score: 0, Troll

    So someone points out (incorrectly) that Vista is a "minor update" and gets modded "Insightful". And then someone points out that Apple does the same and gets modded "Troll".

    Would someone picking on Linux cause /. to be /.'d?

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