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____/ Joel on Tuesday 15 Dec 2009 03:23 : \____
> Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>>You have evaded the subject.
>
>
> No, you have introduced a red herring.
>
>
>>If the software runs with older versions of Windows, why should Vista 7 end
>>it? Should it not be agnostic?
>
>
> First of all, no one ended anything. Windows Vista did support
> Microsoft Office 2000, XP and 2003.
>
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/932087
>
> "Microsoft Office 2000, Microsoft Office XP, Microsoft Office 2003,
> and the 2007 Microsoft Office suites are all supported on Windows
> Vista. The 2007 Office suites were extensively tested on Windows Vista
> for best compatibility."
>
>
> Windows *7*, nearly three *years* newer than Windows Vista, doesn't
> officially support Office 2000, but that wouldn't stop one from using
> parts that happen to be compatible. Microsoft isn't responsible for
> such use, however.
>
>
> "Ubuntu is designed with security in mind. You get free security
> updates for at least 18 months on the desktop and server. With the
> Long Term Support (LTS) version you get three years support on the
> desktop, and five years on the server."
>
>
> Why the forced upgrades for Ubuntu, huh? Don't just give me some
> bullshit about how Ubuntu is free. Microsoft builds the support life-
> cycle into the costs of Windows and Office. They can't still support
> everything from Windows 95 to present, and neither can any OS. You
> are shamelessly asking a ridiculous question, simply because you have
> nothing real to attack Microsoft with.
I don't "attack" Microsoft. I pass information which shows that GNU/Linux and FL/OSS
are gaining.
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