XP Death Watch

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Alias

dennis@home said:
I commented on the bit that makes *you* look stupid.

Yeah, what you lamely thought was a "gotcha". You failed which, of
course, makes *you* look stupid.
Let me know if you solve your problem so I can break it for you.

The problem's solved. Now, care to comment about the rest of the post? I
didn't think so.

Alias
 
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Synapse Syndrome

dennis@home said:
Its quite amusing alias posting about DRM being a problem..

he is currently posting in the Ubuntu groups for a solution to preventing
people from editing forms he wants them to be able to fill in online..
the solution of course is DRM,

LOL. What a moron.

ss.
 
M

Moshe Goldfarb.

-
"Yes, I am a nymshifting troll. I used to be called Rafael, but since the operation I prefer to be called Robin T Cox."
High Plains Shifter, COLA.

What is it with COLA Linux loons and transgender ruminations?
First it was Rex running around in a dress.
Then Roy (Racine) does some weird sex change stuff.
Now we have High Plains Humper aka bobbin Robin, cutting off the wedding
tackle.

Linux sure seems to attract the oddballs.
 
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dennis@home

Alias said:
Yeah, what you lamely thought was a "gotcha". You failed which, of course,
makes *you* look stupid.


The problem's solved. Now, care to comment about the rest of the post? I
didn't think so.

Go on then what was your solution?
 
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Charlie Tame

PA said:


I disagree a bit with that, the crucial factor was always extending
support. Another 6 years is a pretty good achievement in terms of
getting a big corporation to listen to customers. So instead of too late
maybe "Just in time" would be the key. Poor Vista sales are not just the
result of complaints, there is a small but noticeable financial crisis
in the US right now, we are both in the middle of it. Forecast of $5 a
gallon gas, a billion dollar loss of crops which will inflate food
prices, layoffs all around and no end in sight in Iraq means that if the
Government will not tighten their belts the public will do it for them.
MS will be smart to recognize this. People are not going to invest
$1000+ in a new computer unless they really can be confident it's
"Disposable" income.
 
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the wharf rat

So does a blow-up doll, for those who prefer the sweet caress of vinyl to
that of the real thing.

Vinyl won't close out the joint accounts and run off to Cozumel
with her hairdresser.
 
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Alias

Charlie said:
I disagree a bit with that, the crucial factor was always extending
support. Another 6 years is a pretty good achievement in terms of
getting a big corporation to listen to customers. So instead of too late
maybe "Just in time" would be the key. Poor Vista sales are not just the
result of complaints, there is a small but noticeable financial crisis
in the US right now, we are both in the middle of it. Forecast of $5 a
gallon gas, a billion dollar loss of crops which will inflate food
prices, layoffs all around and no end in sight in Iraq means that if the
Government will not tighten their belts the public will do it for them.
MS will be smart to recognize this. People are not going to invest
$1000+ in a new computer unless they really can be confident it's
"Disposable" income.

Yeah, but a 1000 US Dollar computer is only 650 euros ;-)

Alias
 
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PA Bear [MS MVP]

Charlie said:
I disagree a bit with that, the crucial factor was always extending
support. Another 6 years is a pretty good achievement in terms of
getting a big corporation to listen to customers. So instead of too late
maybe "Just in time" would be the key.

Apples & oranges. Windows Life Cycle policy (for WinXP) hasn't changed,
Charlie: WinXP SP3 will have Extended Support until 08 April 2014. Support
for WinXP SP2 ends 13 July 1010. More:
http://msmvps.com/blogs/donna/archive/2008/06/14/end-of-support-xp-service-pack-2.aspx
 
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D Peter Maus

the said:
Vinyl won't close out the joint accounts and run off to Cozumel
with her hairdresser.


Neither will a Golden Lab. Nor, when a Golden sh*ts on you, do you
have to hire a lawyer to clean it up.
 
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Alan

Who says that Microsoft doesn't have a sense of humor?

"We've [Microsoft] spent more than a year consulting with our customers
and industry partners to ensure that we're doing the right thing. We
understand that not everyone may agree with our decision-just as not
everyone was happy to see Windows 95,
Windows 98, or Windows ME retire (OK, perhaps not ME)."

"OK, perhaps not ME?" :->

Alan

PA Bear said:
Too late:

Windows XP: The future:
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/windowsxp/future.mspx
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002
AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net
DTS-L http://dts-l.net/


XP Death Watch



http://www.infoworld.com/article/08/05/27/XP-deathwatch-T-minus-five-weeks_1.html

Even though it has had its own problems of late, Windows XP remains
the most-used version of Windows. The newest data from Web metrics
vendor Net Applications, for example,
pegs XP as driving 73 percent of the personal computers that went
online last month,

five times the nearest competitor, Microsoft's own Windows Vista.

Which is why an impending deadline five weeks from today is important.

According to Microsoft, June 30 is the last day it will permit
retailers and OEMs to sell
the nearly seven-year-old operating system.

[ Make your voice heard. Sign InfoWorld's 'Save Windows XP' petition
today. ]


http://weblog.infoworld.com/save-xp/


You'll have questions as that date approaches,

including whether the deadline will drive up prices (gouging,
anyone?);

we plan to have the answers, starting with this FAQ and continuing
through the end of next month.

How long until Microsoft shuts off the XP spigot? Five weeks from
today is the last day Microsoft

will officially allow retailers to sell the old operating system, and
let major computer makers
 
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Synapse Syndrome

Alan said:
Who says that Microsoft doesn't have a sense of humor?

"We've [Microsoft] spent more than a year consulting with our customers
and industry partners to ensure that we're doing the right thing. We
understand that not everyone may agree with our decision-just as not
everyone was happy to see Windows 95,
Windows 98, or Windows ME retire (OK, perhaps not ME)."

"OK, perhaps not ME?" :->

I have very little experience of WinME, as there was a better contemporary
OS from Microsoft. It was irrelevant to serious users, enthusiasts and
businesses that had already moved to the NT line, so it was quite harmless
in comparison.

Microsoft will be making jokes like that about Vista one day, [hopefully, if
they get back on the ball]. In time, even the blinkered Vista fans will see
how much it has become more derided than wine.

I really do hope that Win7 will not be so disappointing.

ss.
 
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Twayne

XP Death Watch
http://www.infoworld.com/article/08/05/27/XP-deathwatch-T-minus-five-weeks_1.html

Even though it has had its own problems of late, Windows XP remains
the most-used version of Windows. The newest data from Web metrics
vendor Net Applications, for example,
pegs XP as driving 73 percent of the personal computers that went
online last month,

five times the nearest competitor, Microsoft's own Windows Vista.

Which is why an impending deadline five weeks from today is important.

According to Microsoft, June 30 is the last day it will permit
retailers and OEMs to sell
the nearly seven-year-old operating system.

[ Make your voice heard. Sign InfoWorld's 'Save Windows XP' petition
today. ]


http://weblog.infoworld.com/save-xp/


You'll have questions as that date approaches,

including whether the deadline will drive up prices (gouging,
anyone?);

we plan to have the answers, starting with this FAQ and continuing
through the end of next month.

How long until Microsoft shuts off the XP spigot? Five weeks from
today is the last day Microsoft

will officially allow retailers to sell the old operating system, and
let major computer makers

You're out of date; check it out again.
 
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Charlie Tame

Alias said:
Yeah, but a 1000 US Dollar computer is only 650 euros ;-)

Alias

Well I don't want to stray too far off topic but Vista costs money and
people want to see an "Investment". Unfortunately Vista also demands new
hardware which is a further investment. The boss asks "What does it do
that our present system cannot do?"

"Well, explorer is as flakey as ever, no change there, the new search /
index service doesn't really work and it will require several hours per
employee in retraining - oh and we will need to buy faster machines to
get the same performance we got with XP because the new "Managed Code"
is much bigger and is interpreted rather than compiled."

"And the networking only works when it feels like it, our other systems
are okay but the Vista machines need constant attention, each "Update"
means we have to reconfigure everything else on the network just to keep
sharing files."

Not much of a sales pitch really...
 

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