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Why is Microsoft Patching XP?

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the you-wouldn't-believe-me-if-i-told-you dept.

akkarin noted a story about a new Service patch for XP. Dubbed SP2c, the new service patch contains no bug fixes or features. Instead, this exciting patch exists only to add new valid active product registration keys. Oops.

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  1. Re:So.... by setirw · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Better question: Why is this labeled a front-page story? How is this sufficiently newsworthy to warrant a front-page posting!?

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  2. Re:I'm so glad ... by Chris+whatever · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    I'm giving you a +2 because it seems that you cant bash MAC here for some weird reason like it was un-american

    Anybody who feels secure with any OS in particular is putting his head in the sand. The only reason MAC does not crash is because of the lack of software that exist for it.

    MAC is so closed up and they are almost no software for it if you compare it to it's nemesis Windows so it's normal at some point that you'll get errors, you got software requesting the same ports/IO, some requesting file access at the same time, badly written software.
    Reverse the situation where MAC rules over windows, you'll get the same crap happening.

    When you look at the OS you'll see people banding together to protect the virtue of smaller OS, saying they are better in every way bla bla bla and years later they'll get bashed when they get too big.

  3. Re:NT4 called... by thatskinnyguy · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    What's that smell? I think it's the smell of the p#$$y of a coward!

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  4. Re:well... by TheBeardIsRed · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    you're obviously not on a mac (well, most people aren't) but it's especially painful on a mac. OO.o, neo office, the whole pack.