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Why is Microsoft Patching XP?
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.
Surely everyone is buying Vista now so they won't need any more keys, right?
The old believe everything, the middle-aged suspect everything, the young know everything. - Oscar Wilde
And what did the 5 year wait for Vista get Windows users? Oh look, a pretty new interface and more DRM! Seriously for most people there was no real benefit to getting Vista especially when they may have to upgrade their hardware (or get new hardware) just to get some of the features like Aero. Also software compatibility and stability issues are a major deterrence until MS can fix some of them. So a $79 upgrade to Vista may actually cost you more than $129 in terms of time, hardware, and pain.
For the most part, a new OS X is optional, but there are a lot of new features that make the upgrade worthwhile. The old OS X version will still work. I have a Mac on 10.3 (Panther) that is still getting patches. Because Apple doesn't have software activation, I could upgrade it to Tiger without any charge. It would be somewhat dishonest, and I would have my conscience clear. When Leopard comes out, I'll upgrade my laptop and upgrade my desktop to Tiger.
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