Among major publications that over the past year drew this comparison...
Don't wait for Windows XP SP3!
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| The release of Windows XP SP3 was shelved to the first half of 2008 which
| is quite a long way to go.
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http://techtaxi.blogspot.com/2006/11/dont-wait-for-windows-xp-sp3.html
In older news:
With slip, concerns that XP SP 3 will be cut
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| With Microsoft now saying that its next major service pack
| for Windows XP will not ship until 2008, some Windows
| users are wondering whether the software upgrade will
| ever be released.
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http://www.networkworld.com/news/2006/102406-with-slip-concerns-that-xp.html?page=1
I can think of at least two recent articles from respectable sources which
used the term "SP3" when referring to Vista (I first made this comparison in
March this year... http://tinyurl.com/qw892 ). Many more articles described
Vista as XP with some eye candy or called Aero Glass the primary new
feature, if not the only worthy one.
And today:
Vista already leaked....
Windows Vista RTM leaked online
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| Windows Vista went RTM only a few days ago, and has not yet been
| released to MSDN or Volume Licensing customers.
|
| "Cracks" that removes the need to activate within 30 days appeared
| online hours after the release, which could be installed without a
| cd-key.
|
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http://www.win-vista.net/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=317
Maybe piracy will ultimately be used to keep a footing in poorer countries.
Been done before... deliberately.
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