After takin' a swig o' grog, Roy Schestowitz belched out this bit o' wisdom:
> | We're hearting rumours out of sunny Santa Monica that the Windows Live
> | programme isn't quite as Vista-centric as Volish operatives would like us to
> | think.
"Volish operatives" <grin>
> Windows 2000 faces security melt down
>
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> | Microsoft has released a patch for the operating system using
> | security bulletin MS06-070. This is despite saying that it had
> | given up on Windows 2000 and would not make any more security
> | ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> | fixes for it.
> | ^^^^^^^^^^^^
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> http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=35796
Microsoft ain't so bad after all!
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> | What if you want to keep your old operating systems, such as Windows
> | 2000, running as long as possible?
> |
> | Microsoft isn't making it easy for you. Office 2007 and the software
> | for the company's much-hyped Zune music player won't install on Windows
> | 2000. As other new products emerge from Microsoft in 2007 and beyond,
> | more and more of them are likely to leave Windows 2000 out of the party.
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>
> http://www.informationweek.com/news/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=196700071
Oh. The network effect.
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Tux rox!
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