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Slashdot Asks: Will You Need the Windows XP Black Market?

Posted by timothy on from the undead-is-more-like-it dept.

NicknamesAreStupid (1040118) writes "As Whoever57 pointed out, there are some who will still get support for Microsoft Windows XP — the 'haves'. However, most will be the 'have nots.' Anytime you have such market imbalance, there is opportunity. Since Microsoft clearly intends to create a disparity, there will certainly be those who defy it. What will Microsoft do to prevent bootleg patches of XP from being sold to the unwashed masses? How will they stop China from supporting 100 million bootleg XP users? And how easily will it be to crack Microsoft's controls? How big will the Windows XP patch market be?" There are a lot of businesses still on Windows XP; if you work for one of them, will the official end of life spur actually cause you to upgrade? (And if so, to what?)

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  1. Editing? Anyone? by horm · · Score: 5, Funny

    Seriously? Nobody even bothered to read the first sentence of the submission?

    1. Re:Editing? Anyone? by wonkey_monkey · · Score: 4, Funny

      Editing? Anyone?

      There ain't no editors and there never was! Now git!

      --
      systemd is Roko's Basilisk.
    2. Re:Editing? Anyone? by Bite+The+Pillow · · Score: 3, Funny

      There ain't no editors and there never was! Now git!

      Fuck me, I mercurialed.

      That explains so much.

  2. Re:second editor fail in less than 24 hours by who_stole_my_kidneys · · Score: 3, Funny

    I had to read this 3 time to verify that i was not still drunk 3 times to verify drunk that i was still not drunk.

  3. Re:NO by Cryacin · · Score: 4, Funny

    Arrrrr... Pirate support desk, XP division... What ken I do fer ya matey?

    Yes hello, I'm trying to search for a pirate's favourite letter, but nothing's coming up under 'R'.

    Yad think it's R but it's really the C.

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    Science advances one funeral at a time- Max Planck
  4. Re:NO by rasmusbr · · Score: 4, Funny

    Good day Cryacin, my name is John. I'm calling from Windows Service Center to talk to you about a problem with your Windows computer.

    I beg your pardon sir?

    No, I'm calling from Windows Service Center. We often call Windows users who have Windows computers that have been infect...

    No, we are not within cannon range of your "ship"!

    Sir, are you sitting in front of your Windows computer right now? It is urgent that you solve your malicious software infection urgently. Can you see a key on your keyboard with a Windows icon on it?

    *Sound of distant thunder*

    *Sound of glass shattering*

    *Sound of wall collapsing*

    Sir, we need to speed this up. Just Google "team viewer" and install it on your Windo...

    *Sound of screams and cutlasses striking against metal*

    Sir, I'm going to have to call you ba.....

    *Static*

  5. It will finally happen! by Dekonega · · Score: 4, Funny

    The year of the Linux desktop is finally here!