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Guest Billy Smith
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Re: Microsoft Taking Official Petitions to Keep XP Alive

 

You are talking to Adam Not So Bright. Its amusing these guys keep

complaining about crashes but Ive had XP for about 6 years and no crashes,

Vista about a year and no crashes. Nice.

 

"Unknown" <unknown@unknown.kom> wrote in message

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> Very stupid comment. Ever stop to think what causes the crashes?

> "Adam Albright" <AA@ABC.net> wrote in message

> news:34r544tefr33t5vlj5lrdmk0u5avjihl47@4ax.com...

>> On Sun, 1 Jun 2008 11:38:01 -0500, "Unknown" <unknown@unknown.kom>

>> wrote:

>>

>>>Your argument is totally ridiculous. The primary reason for Microsoft's

>>>popularity is simply because it is so flexible.

>>>What do you want your computer to do? Microsoft's OS does it.

>>

>> I had no idea people wanted their systems to crash so often.

>>

>

>

Guest Frank
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Unknown wrote:

> Very stupid comment. Ever stop to think what causes the crashes?

> "Adam Albright" <AA@ABC.net> wrote in message

> news:34r544tefr33t5vlj5lrdmk0u5avjihl47@4ax.com...

>

>>On Sun, 1 Jun 2008 11:38:01 -0500, "Unknown" <unknown@unknown.kom>

>>wrote:

>>

>>

>>>Your argument is totally ridiculous. The primary reason for Microsoft's

>>>popularity is simply because it is so flexible.

>>>What do you want your computer to do? Microsoft's OS does it.

>>

>>I had no idea people wanted their systems to crash so often.

>>

>

>

>

 

Of course he knows!He is the cause of his Vista Business install

crashing. User incompetence...he's a fukkin idiot!

But like most idiot's, he blames everyone else for his incompetence.

Frank

Guest Canuck57
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"Adam Albright" <AA@ABC.net> wrote in message

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> On Sun, 01 Jun 2008 21:44:33 GMT, "Canuck57"

> <dave-no_spam@unixhome.net> wrote:

>

>>

>>"Adam Albright" <AA@ABC.net> wrote in message

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>>

>>> Fast forward to 1981. IBM noticed Apple's growing success but also

>>> realized their major blunder using a closed architecture, just stupid

>>> and based on greed. Literally overnight IBM put together a team of 12

>>> engineers who with off the shelf parts gave birth to the PC using Open

>>> Architecture. Shortly before IBM for reasons only God knows approached

>>> Bill Gates, a total nobody at the time to write a OS for this PC. You

>>> know the rest of that story.

>>

>>I know some history on this. IBM designed the PC, 8088 @ 4.7 MHz.

>>Trouble

>>was IBM started building them and warehousing them before their internal

>>OS

>>development was finished with Digital Research. Boca Ratan comes to mind,

>>anyway IBM had big problems and was desperate for a working OS. Someone

>>found Microsoft as an alternative to the failing relationship with Digital

>>Research. For Microsoft, MS-DOS was originally known as QDOS (Quick and

>>Dirty OS) which borrowed from CP/M. Essentially, MS-DOS was stripped down

>>CP/M. Also added was Basic to the BIOS, borrowed from earlier works on

>>the

>>PET and Altair ports and then IBM had a PC with OS/programming.

>>Initially,

>>IBM actually helped people market and paid people to write programs for

>>this

>>PC. I believe Microsoft got $25 per MS-DOS sold via IBM.

>>

>>Competators at the time included: Apple, Tandy/Radio Shack and Commodore

>>Pet and a few others. There were plenty of micro based systems, 6800,

>>6502,

>>8080, Z80 and others before the 8088 IBM PC. IBMs ants in the pants to

>>get

>>to market as they could forsee the micro based personal market going big

>>time and they wanted in fast.

>>

>>While Bill is credited with the founding of Microsoft, this is folk lore.

>>A

>>real known picture of the Microsoft 11:

>>

>> http://kennethg.blogspot.com/2006/06/microsoft-founders.html

>>

>>11 or 12 people started Microsoft, most of which were moved asside before

>>or

>>when Ballmer came into Microsoft in 1980. There is a lot of hidden

>>stories

>>in this period to tell as American media likes the single shining knight

>>story. That is, Bill Gates is not the single founder of Microsoft, not

>>even

>>apartner, but one of many. But Ballmer was with Microsoft just before

>>they

>>hit it big time with the IBM contract.

>

> One thing I've always wondered about is why IBM the powerhouse it was

> and still is didn't write it's own OS for their PC totally in house.

>

> I've seen that famous picture many times. I think history never gave

> Paul Allen, extreme right bottom row much credit.

 

Big companies are political, writing good software is engineering,

discipline and to some degree artistic. The two don't usually mix too well

where the rules are not well defined. So I suspect IBM wanted Digital

Research to do it. But something went wrong with that relationship.

Licensing? Costs? Technology? Who knows.

 

But Bill Gates and Ballmer got their start by an element of luck of this

event. But to their credit, they did ruthlessly leverage it to the MS

behemoth we see today.

Guest Allen
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Frank wrote:

I've seen way more than enough of your obscene but totally useless

posts, "Frank". I won't be seeing any more. I can't imagine that you

might ever post anything useful. Ever consider growing up?

Allen

Guest Adam Albright
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On Sun, 1 Jun 2008 20:21:06 -0400, "Billy Smith"

<chungkingchungking@yahoo.com> wrote:

>You are talking to Adam Not So Bright. Its amusing these guys keep

>complaining about crashes but Ive had XP for about 6 years and no crashes,

>Vista about a year and no crashes. Nice.

 

Did I miss some "logic" in that silly comment? No, just another patsy

that doesn't have a clue. Let me explain the facts of life to the

armatures here one more time in simple terms maybe they can

understand.

 

How often one might expect to see Windows "crash" is proportional to

what you use your computer for. An analogy would be you wouldn't

expect your car to have a major mechanical breakdown if all you did

was drive it up and down your driveway once a week. However if you're

trying to tow a two ton boat and trailer up a steep hill for miles

every weekend then something breaking down is far more likely to

happen.

 

It is obvious from reading many of the posts here that a lot of people

merely "play" with their computer. That's like driving that car back

and forth on your driveway. Of course just surfing the web, reading

email, maybe writing some short document or crunching some numbers in

a spreadsheet isn't stressful to your computer or Windows so expecting

it to see crashes under those circumstances would be silly and yes if

that's all I did I wouldn't expect Windows to crash for years either.

 

On the other hand some of us actually WORK with our computers

stressing it to the limit like that car straining to pull that boat

and trailer up a steep hill for mile after mile. The chances of

Windows crashing when it is running under heavy load increases the

likelihood something will hang, stop working or the system just

getting sluggish.

Guest sgopus
Posted

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Now you've done it, you've responded to him, it only encourages him.

 

"Allen" wrote:

> Frank wrote:

> I've seen way more than enough of your obscene but totally useless

> posts, "Frank". I won't be seeing any more. I can't imagine that you

> might ever post anything useful. Ever consider growing up?

> Allen

>

Posted

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On Jun 1, 7:04 pm, Adam Albright <A...@ABC.net> wrote:

> On Sun, 1 Jun 2008 20:21:06 -0400, "Billy Smith"

>

> <chungkingchungk...@yahoo.com> wrote:

> >You are talking to Adam Not So Bright. Its amusing these guys keep

> >complaining about crashes but Ive had XP for about 6 years and no crashes,

> >Vista about a year and no crashes. Nice.

>

> Did I miss some "logic" in that silly comment? No, just another patsy

> that doesn't have a clue. Let me explain the facts of life to the

> armatures here one more time in simple terms maybe they can

> understand.

>

> How often one might expect to see Windows "crash" is proportional to

> what you use your computer for. An analogy would be you wouldn't

> expect your car to have a major mechanical breakdown if all you did

> was drive it up and down your driveway once a week. However if you're

> trying to tow a two ton boat and trailer up a steep hill for miles

> every weekend then something breaking down is far more likely to

> happen.

>

> It is obvious from reading many of the posts here that a lot of people

> merely "play" with their computer. That's like driving that car back

> and forth on your driveway. Of course just surfing the web, reading

> email, maybe writing some short document or crunching some numbers in

> a spreadsheet isn't stressful to your computer or Windows so expecting

> it to see crashes under those circumstances would be silly and yes if

> that's all I did I wouldn't expect Windows to crash for years either.

>

> On the other hand some of us actually WORK with our computers

> stressing it to the limit like that car straining to pull that boat

> and trailer up a steep hill for mile after mile. The chances of

> Windows crashing when it is running under heavy load increases the

> likelihood something will hang, stop working or the system just

> getting sluggish.  

 

? armatures ?

Arm ~ Arm-Chair {Too Relaxed and Set-Thier-Ways}

Matures ~ Getting Old {and Getting Lazy}

.

Guest Telamon
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In article <3sA0k.80$ze2.10@pd7urf1no>,

"Canuck57" <dave-no_spam@unixhome.net> wrote:

 

< SNIP >

 

Here is a clue, how about dropping RRS from the distribution where this

is off topic?

 

--

Telamon

Ventura, California

Guest Telamon
Posted

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In article

<c1460210-8bf3-4d4d-a452-f1af6d8f240b@p39g2000prm.googlegroups.com>,

RHF <rhf-newsgroups@pacbell.net> wrote:

 

< SNIP >

 

Drop RRS from the newsgroup distribution please.

 

--

Telamon

Ventura, California

Guest Telamon
Posted

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In article <26p644l8jqnrsd3vskr9pbki2kq1uhlvo6@4ax.com>,

Adam Albright <AA@ABC.net> wrote:

 

< SNIP >

 

Off topic for RRS. Please drop it from the newsgroup header.

 

--

Telamon

Ventura, California

Guest Canuck57
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"Telamon" <telamon_spamshield@pacbell.net.is.invalid> wrote in message

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> In article <3sA0k.80$ze2.10@pd7urf1no>,

> "Canuck57" <dave-no_spam@unixhome.net> wrote:

>

> < SNIP >

>

> Here is a clue, how about dropping RRS from the distribution where this

> is off topic?

>

> --

> Telamon

> Ventura, California

 

If you are policing, hunt up the one who added it to the off topic group,

which was not I. And I assume you mean rec.radio.shortwave? Could be some

ISP has a poorly configured news server too. I certainly didn't add that

in.

Guest Charlie Tame
Posted

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Have you tried turning either machine on?

 

 

 

Billy Smith wrote:

> You are talking to Adam Not So Bright. Its amusing these guys keep

> complaining about crashes but Ive had XP for about 6 years and no

> crashes, Vista about a year and no crashes. Nice.

>

> "Unknown" <unknown@unknown.kom> wrote in message

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>> Very stupid comment. Ever stop to think what causes the crashes?

>> "Adam Albright" <AA@ABC.net> wrote in message

>> news:34r544tefr33t5vlj5lrdmk0u5avjihl47@4ax.com...

>>> On Sun, 1 Jun 2008 11:38:01 -0500, "Unknown" <unknown@unknown.kom>

>>> wrote:

>>>

>>>> Your argument is totally ridiculous. The primary reason for Microsoft's

>>>> popularity is simply because it is so flexible.

>>>> What do you want your computer to do? Microsoft's OS does it.

>>>

>>> I had no idea people wanted their systems to crash so often.

>>>

>>

>>

>

Guest Charlie Tame
Posted

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Canuck57 wrote:

> "Telamon" <telamon_spamshield@pacbell.net.is.invalid> wrote in message

> news:telamon_spamshield-B5BE4A.21215601062008@newsclstr03.news.prodigy.net...

>> In article <3sA0k.80$ze2.10@pd7urf1no>,

>> "Canuck57" <dave-no_spam@unixhome.net> wrote:

>>

>> < SNIP >

>>

>> Here is a clue, how about dropping RRS from the distribution where this

>> is off topic?

>>

>> --

>> Telamon

>> Ventura, California

>

> If you are policing, hunt up the one who added it to the off topic group,

> which was not I. And I assume you mean rec.radio.shortwave? Could be some

> ISP has a poorly configured news server too. I certainly didn't add that

> in.

>

>

 

Nor me :)

 

Anyway, it is a change to have some rational discussion on the subject.

One consideration I have with regard to operating systems is that

Microsoft do employ a large number of people in the US and do have

resources to experiment, that is to take on innovative projects that are

not financially disastrous to the company if they fail to find a large

market. Many smaller companies who might develop similar projects would

fail because they would face too much time to market. So yes Microsoft

definitely has a place, no problem with that, but it is going to get

tougher to keep it because until some really new technology appears

there is a limit to what can be added to any operating system, Vista for

example does not add that much to the functionality of XP, but if people

have trouble with it then it actually takes something away from them.

 

Personally I have found that users quickly get used to the newer Linux

distributions and for work these are just fine. For games of course not

so good, but then you don't want people playing counter strike at work eh?

 

A side effect of my messing with it at work is that now, maybe 20 people

know there is an alternative OS they can put on the old machine they

can't use because XP/ME is broken and they lost or damaged the CD. As

they haul that out of the closet for the kids to use or as a spare

machine their friends will see it and use it.

 

This is why I say that MS need to be careful, because at some future

date the rise in the use of alternatives could become exponential,

Linux' problem has been that nobody got familiar with it in their day to

day life. As they do that things could change. Computer stores will have

to offer it, techs will have to learn it, etc.

 

My IT pro will not adopt Vista if he can avoid it because the company

has no real use for the "Extra" features it offers over XP. Most work

related stuff requires only internet access and text entry with some

spreadsheet work thrown in. Basically we have to have W2003 on one

server per facility, but could equally well use a Linux with open office

for everything, including access to the server (The main data entry

program used is Windows only).

 

Why would we spend say $1500 each for all new machines in order to do

just what we do now? Over time maybe, IF we could get the networking

between Vista and "Something else" reliable, but that is another issue.

 

Personally, were I Mr Gates or Mr Ballmer, I think I'd rather see pirate

copies of XP used than have Linux appearing on random desktops, but I'm

not :)

 

So I don't really advocate anything, only state what appears to me to be

the obvious. That there is plenty of hardware out there that can be

refurbished, and with the financial situation many people are in now I

can see that happening.

 

I mean what is XP going to cost, assuming you can get it legitimately in

the future, couple of hundred? Then something like MS Office? Couple of

hundred?

 

Ubuntu and Open Office - nothing - zilch, maybe the price of a blank CD

of you want to be picky.

 

Now I happen to like XP, but hey, I am not the one "Taking it away". I

like Vista, but I also have older machines it simply cannot run on,

where XP runs just fine for most things. Debian and Ubuntu run well on

just about anything - although to be honest I did find one old one that

ran XP but not Linux and cannot explain that because it was really too

old anyway and I trashed it.

 

So you know, it's got to be a valid decision for Microsoft to make -

what happens to XP?

 

I think my inclination would be to keep selling it, gradually reducing

the price. If not, people will steal it or worse still (IMHO) look

elsewhere. I don;t think you can declare million of machines obsolete in

the space of a year or two.

 

I don't know any IT pro who really wants to rush out and buy a new OS

the day it is released, especially when the "Core" is radically

different from the previous version. As someone (you?) suggested the

progress on the Linux core should hold far fewer surprises being more

incremental. However to be fair I have noted more "Glitches" in the

current release of Ubuntu than in the version I have at work which is

now maybe 2 years old. Debian is harder to get set up, but rock steady

by comparison. This suggests that as more "Glitz" is added to any OS

more things get unreliable.

 

So yes, many people like Windows and will continue to do so, those who

don't really care as long as it works reliably may reconsider, and guess

what, those are often the people with hundreds of machines to maintain.

Guest dave
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Unknown wrote:

> Aren't YOU keeping up with technology. Did you buy a plasma or LCD TV set.

> Are you going digital?

> Crippled shareware indeed. I don't use virus programs either. I don't shell

> out hundreds of bucks every 3 or 4 years. Your words not mine. If you do

> that's your business. Media playthings?? Are you a child?

 

I have always been ahead of technology, not "keeping up". And yes, when

it comes to making music, I am a child.

 

Microsoft has nothing going for it other than the DirectX graphics

library and strong-arm deals with mass-marketers of inferior hardware.

Guest dave
Posted

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Unknown wrote:

> Very stupid comment. Ever stop to think what causes the crashes?

 

I shouldn't have to.

Guest dave
Posted

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Billy Smith wrote:

> Consider that a good backup drive from Western Digital costs maybe

> 100-200 USD and that would protect you from system crashes should they

> occur.

 

How does a mass storage device prevent crashes?

 

> What is quite interesting to me is that often I have Windows Media

> player working at the same time as doing QuickBooks, website

> development, and working on business projects at the same time. Not to

> mention a multitiude of other pop up things like Weatherbug, etc.

 

Talk about yer power users...

 

> Also, it might be prudent to use some good quality software from a

> recognized vendor. The usual cheap way of doing things is not the best

> way no matter how much you may save.

 

I've found that the best software costs nothing.

 

> It isn't always the system that is at fault. In fact, with the new

> patches coming up over time the operating systems generally improve.

> This isn't precision parts manufacturing for the military jet fighter

> brigade.

 

In broadcasting we don't tolerate crashes and freezing, because it tends

to annoy the audience. On the front lines, computers are very

mission-critical.

Guest Unknown
Posted

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That's the indication you have tunnel vision and do not understand the real

problem. It (your tunnel vision) can be caused by

your very negative attitude.

"Adam Albright" <AA@ABC.net> wrote in message

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> On Sun, 1 Jun 2008 17:45:47 -0500, "Unknown" <unknown@unknown.kom>

> wrote:

>

>>Very stupid comment. Ever stop to think what causes the crashes?

>

> Sure, poor design, bugs and sloppy, bloated untested code.

>

Guest Unknown
Posted

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That's more stupid than the first.

"dave" <nothere@nowhere.com> wrote in message

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> Unknown wrote:

>> Very stupid comment. Ever stop to think what causes the crashes?

>

> I shouldn't have to.

Guest Unknown
Posted

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Easy-------too dumb to keep a job.

"Adam Albright" <AA@ABC.net> wrote in message

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> On Sun, 1 Jun 2008 18:03:29 -0500, "Unknown" <unknown@unknown.kom>

> wrote:

>

>>If you have to wonder about that you have no business sense whatsoever.

>

> Really? Then maybe you can explain how I managed to retire nearly 20

> years ago just a little past 40.

>

>

Guest Adam Albright
Posted

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On Mon, 02 Jun 2008 06:40:23 -0700, dave <nothere@nowhere.com> wrote:

 

>In broadcasting we don't tolerate crashes and freezing, because it tends

>to annoy the audience. On the front lines, computers are very

>mission-critical.

 

Talk about annoying the audience, a somewhat new trend in live local

TV news broadcasts in Chicago and I'll assume elsewhere the last few

years is to have a long shot showing the anchors in the foreground

while passerby on the street are shown since it now seems to be the

"in" thing to have a showcase studio at street level. Invariably some

yahoo stares or just has to wave or jump or down or do something dumb,

which in my options totally destroys the anchor's creditability making

the news, suppose to be a serious show, look more like a circus.

 

Even dumber is the director of CNBC's popular "Fast Money" show that

features motor mouth anchor Dyland Ratigan and four "experts" giving

stock tips each trying to out talk each other. While I find the banter

often interesting, the director constantly makes fast cuts to show one

of the experts not talking while you still hear the one that is. This

probably was a accident originally, but now it seems to be a "feature"

of the show with whoever the director switches to as soon as they're

aware the camera is on them they ham it up, like smirk or roll their

eyes or do something else silly while the other guy is still heard

talking. I don't get it.

Guest m II
Posted

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Unknown wrote:

 

>>> Very stupid comment. Ever stop to think what causes the crashes?

>> I shouldn't have to.

> That's more stupid than the first.

 

 

(top posting fixed to ensure clarity)

 

 

Why should he HAVE to worry about what causes crashes? Any properly

running appliances, such a refrigerators, alarm clocks, etc., cause no

worry OR a need for detective work.

 

You plug them in and they do their job.

 

 

 

 

 

mike

 

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Guest Adam Albright
Posted

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On Mon, 2 Jun 2008 08:46:23 -0500, "Unknown" <unknown@unknown.kom>

wrote:

>O.K. You built it and it keeps crashing. That describes you.

 

I built the system. Microsoft built the operating system. That is what

crashes and has so many security holes in it. Funny thing, I'm not

alone. Check it out:

 

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=Windows+Vista+problems

 

I guess the "WOW" Microsoft use to use to describe Vista must be they

knew Google would find millions of people having problems.

 

Since you asked, consider this one:

 

http://security.itproportal.com/articles/2008/06/02/stay-away-safari-browser-warns-microsoft/

 

It seems Apple's popular browser Safari is a security risk on the

Windows platform and Microsoft just made an official request for

Windows users to stay away from it and not use it.

 

Oh this is indeed interesting. If you're a true blue Microsoft fan

you're trusting Microsoft crap like Defender and UAC to PROTECT you.

 

Well not so fast. This issue and THREAT is due to how Windows in both

XP and Vista handles executable files on the desktop, the most logical

place you would have a link to a browser.

 

Oh you remember, the very things Microsoft claims it wants to protect

you from with Defender and UAC. Guess those things don't work too

well. Surprise!

 

Honest, you Microsoft apologists make be laugh so hard my ribs hurt.

Guest Adam Albright
Posted

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On Mon, 2 Jun 2008 08:49:05 -0500, "Unknown" <unknown@unknown.kom>

wrote:

>That's more stupid than the first.

 

This newsgroup is overflowing with stupid comments. Many of them seem

to be coming from guys like you that can't stand to see anyone being

critical of Vista. Sorry to inform you it sounds like you have been

inflicted with the same fatal disease the resident troll Frank has

where the person just rants and screams and keeps making excuses for

Microsoft releasing crap.

>"dave" <nothere@nowhere.com> wrote in message

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>> Unknown wrote:

>>> Very stupid comment. Ever stop to think what causes the crashes?

>>

>> I shouldn't have to.

>

Guest Adam Albright
Posted

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On Mon, 2 Jun 2008 08:49:52 -0500, "Unknown" <unknown@unknown.kom>

wrote:

>Easy-------too dumb to keep a job.

 

My current job is to make idiots like you sound like crackpots. You

make it way too easy since you do all the work.

>"Adam Albright" <AA@ABC.net> wrote in message

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>> On Sun, 1 Jun 2008 18:03:29 -0500, "Unknown" <unknown@unknown.kom>

>> wrote:

>>

>>>If you have to wonder about that you have no business sense whatsoever.

>>

>> Really? Then maybe you can explain how I managed to retire nearly 20

>> years ago just a little past 40.

>>

>>

>

Guest Unknown
Posted

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With approximately 180 million computers running Windows XP and you have a

problem, does that tell you anything?

"Adam Albright" <AA@ABC.net> wrote in message

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> On Mon, 2 Jun 2008 08:46:23 -0500, "Unknown" <unknown@unknown.kom>

> wrote:

>

>>O.K. You built it and it keeps crashing. That describes you.

>

> I built the system. Microsoft built the operating system. That is what

> crashes and has so many security holes in it. Funny thing, I'm not

> alone. Check it out:

>

> http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=Windows+Vista+problems

>

> I guess the "WOW" Microsoft use to use to describe Vista must be they

> knew Google would find millions of people having problems.

>

> Since you asked, consider this one:

>

> http://security.itproportal.com/articles/2008/06/02/stay-away-safari-browser-warns-microsoft/

>

> It seems Apple's popular browser Safari is a security risk on the

> Windows platform and Microsoft just made an official request for

> Windows users to stay away from it and not use it.

>

> Oh this is indeed interesting. If you're a true blue Microsoft fan

> you're trusting Microsoft crap like Defender and UAC to PROTECT you.

>

> Well not so fast. This issue and THREAT is due to how Windows in both

> XP and Vista handles executable files on the desktop, the most logical

> place you would have a link to a browser.

>

> Oh you remember, the very things Microsoft claims it wants to protect

> you from with Defender and UAC. Guess those things don't work too

> well. Surprise!

>

> Honest, you Microsoft apologists make be laugh so hard my ribs hurt.

>

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