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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:I'm so glad ... by tgatliff · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Listen I am not hear to start a flame war, but I will say that I am someone who is willing to pay for more quality. Yes, that it right, I am someone who enjoys paying that $129 every two years. Heck, if they gave the quality of the releases they do now every year, I will pay that sum yearly and smile every time at the cash register.

    Why do I not care about paying what would appear to be a large sum of money? Because I have to admit that my MacBookPro is by far the finest laptop I have ever owned, and I am someone who works on it for about 16 hours per day. Even my IBM T42 seems like a "child" against it, and I really like that laptop at the time. Also, OSX brings to be the power and reliability of Linux, but none of the quirks and constant tweaking. Is it perfect? No, but, in my opinion, it is definitely better, and if a company comes out and offers something even better than Apple can provide, I will be from this new company as well.. Meaning, I am not Apple "lover", but I definitely like better tools to do my job...

    So, if you want a Honda, then go by Windows... If you want something nicer, then go with Apple, because eventhough not everyone will agree, my experience has been that Apple products are just better. Oh, and as far as running all my windows apps, well lets just say that unity mode in VMWare is just oh so cool!!! :-)

  2. Hey, the water really is fine! by SteveFoerster · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Personally, I've never switched away from Windows because either it came with whatever machine I was using, or I had peripherals that Linux couldn't handle, or whatever. But I finally did it this weekend, I had a desktop sitting there doing nothing so I slapped Edubuntu 6.06 LTS (the CD I had handy) on it, and pretty much have it doing what I want. Not bad for this used-to-be-Windows system administrator.

    Basically, while it has been convenient not to have to do much administering, I just felt more and more that Windows is headed in the wrong direction and it was time to switch trains for one headed where I want to go.

    Sorry if this is mildly off topic. I just felt like telling you all. :-)

    --
    Space game using normal deck of cards: http://BattleCards.org
  3. Re:well... by HuguesT · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    Well, OO.o *is* kind of slow. and memory hungry. and slow. Did I mention slow?