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Re: [News] Internet Explorer 7 is Spyware

  • Subject: Re: [News] Internet Explorer 7 is Spyware
  • From: "[H]omer" <spam@xxxxxxx>
  • Date: Sat, 02 Sep 2006 14:31:36 +0100
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BearItAll wrote:

> It just occured to me reading this and Thumper's post. I wonder if it is
> valid to buy a lot of XP software to put into the company safe so that for
> the next few years companies can ignore the higher cost of Vista machines?
> 
> As far as I know there isn't a 'Use By Date' on software boxes.

No, but there is an EOL for support, and remember, legal copies of XP
must be activated by Microsoft; who's to say how MS might try to coerce
their customers in the future.

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