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I would just suggest that MS has their hands full trying to patch the buggy beasta!
neowin.net/index.php?act=view&id=39297 The title for this newspost is easily the most significant of all 12 Short Takes Paul Thurrott has put together for the week of April 9. "If you were looking for any glimpse into the mind of Microsoft, this is it: The company has completely abandoned Windows XP, and it has absolutely no plans to ever ship an XP SP3." The majority of the Short Takes have already been posted up on our front page, the rest are simply speculation on Paul's part. Here are the individual headlines: a.. Microsoft Considers Near-Free Zune Model b.. Microsoft Releases Home Server SDK c.. Hungarian Notation Creator Heads to Space d.. Microsoft Threatens Poster of Vista SP1 Info e.. The Truth About Vista SP1 f.. And What About Windows XP Service Pack 3? g.. Microsoft Preps Longhorn Server Beta 3 h.. In Wake of Lawsuit, Microsoft Changes Vista Logo Branding i.. Microsoft Moves Hotmail Plus to 4 GB as Yahoo! Goes Unlimited j.. Acer Notebook Sales Surge k.. Sony Cuts PSP Price l.. Microsoft Improves Xbox 360 Warranty... Again

kirk jim wrote:

Well, how else is Microsoft going to convince its users that they MUST upgrade to Vista? They certainly haven't been convincing them because of the merits of Vista.
Love and Kisses, Doris
My Microsoft Hero (he loves this company!) ... tinyurl.com/yp9cn2

Thats not logical
spock
"kirk jim"

That is Paul Thurrotts assumption, he is not Gospel. And it would not be considered abandoned if they are providing a Roll up Pack. XP will be supported until 2008 with main stream support until about 2010, XP Media Center I read is supported until 2013 not bad compared to competition. Novell and Redhat support their distributions of Linux for 7 years, Apples OS X, a new version obseletes the old version and based on their release cycles its really quick. Andre Blog: adacosta.spaces.live.com My Vista Quickstart Guide: adacosta.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!E8E5CC039D51E3DB!9709.entry "kirk jim"

Horse hockey!...and I'm not changing my hosts file to see an ad before I can read a PT rant. ~PA Bear
kirk jim wrote:

Your sig is proof of my monkeys-developing-vista theory... :-) The alarming thing was that I didnt have this video in mind when I was writing it... (although I have seen it before)

"Doris Day"

"kirk jim"

Vista -is- XP SP3...
======================================= "If you can't make it good, at least make it look good." - Bill Gates =======================================

are you suuuuurrrreeee you don't work for ms??
"Support" is different than making a service pack my little feathered parrot friend.
Something is happening behind the MS doors... and it involves vista, a lot a yelling fighting and bad tempers....
"Andre Da Costa[ActiveWin]"

A service pack includes mostly updates and security fixes. MS is providing both for XP and will do so for some time. If you like, you can collect all of these, zip them up and call them a service pack.

ykw~ - "Not all who wander are lost" J.R.R. Tolkien -
"peter"

If that's true, consider the competition.
"kirk jim" wrote:

Wow, what a dork Steve looks like. I guess hyperactive kids CAN be successful later in life. Didn't Howard Dean lose his nomination for that same behavior?
"kirk jim"

john wrote:

Better hope not since it sets the precedent for Microsoft to start charging for Service Packs. Have never happened, even since the days when IBM invented the concept. But if this is the trend, then what an expensive Service Pack.

once again you show nothing new or factual.
Paul is acting like an ill-tempered child right now and this is his assumption.
I was just on campus again 2 days ago, SP3 is still on the board.
"kirk jim"

Normally I defend MS but you're wrong here.
95-ME were essentially the same OS just with some additions but the same core.
You could really argue this especially with all the different 95 OSR's that wouldn't actually integrate into an earlier 95 version & with 98-98 second edition.
"GHalleck"

you never told me what you do with MS...
tell me.. I can assure you that I am very serious.. I have a reason for asking.
"Shane Nokes"

Shane Nokes wrote:

"Campus"? A business run by a drop out scam artist is called a campus?
Alias

It's just all jealousy with you, isn't it..
"Alias"

Mike Hall MS MVP Windows Shell/User msmvps.com/blogs/mikehall/

Mike Hall - MS MVP wrote:

And "it" being?
No, I am not jealous of rich people. I don't equate money with happiness. I find that other things are far more essential to happiness than money. I've known some very rich people who were very unhappy and some very poor people that were high on life.
The fact that Gates and Co. are scam artists has nothing to do with me or any jealously, Mike.
Alias

Hello Alias...
although money is not everything, being wealthy in all aspects in live is important. Forget Ballmer, he is a loser even if he has billions.
We are talking about other things here... if you have money, then the good you can achieve in the world can be more than if you have no money. Balance is what is needed. Think of money not as a goal in itself, but as a tool , a form of energy, that you can use. It may be a tool for you to experience more in life, be more creative and help other people. You decide.. but I have had a trouble in the past with the concept of money... I did not understand what it was.. I had wrong beliefs that kept me trapped. But now, I now understand completely.



"Alias"

kirk jim wrote: ...Forget Ballmer, he is a loser even if he has billions.
Care to explain what or why you consider Ballmer is loser. Frank

No Problems Here With Windows Vista, Just FYI.
Kevin John Panzke (Proud Owner of kevinpanzke.com, kevinpanzke.net, and kevinpanzke.org)
P.S. The only Microsoft Program That I Sometimes Have Trouble With Is: The Windows Live Mail Desktop Public Beta, Just FYI. I Have Absolutely No Problems With Windows Vista, Also Just FYI.
"kirk jim"

kirk jim wrote:

I don't have anything against money. I am not, however, jealous of those who have more, which is what Mike was so lamely trying to say to try and, again lamely, change the subject.
Alias

Frank wrote:

Would you like to be Mr Ballmer, Frank? If so, why?
Alias

Alias
You are jealous.. why can't you admit it?
"Alias"

Mike Hall MS MVP Windows Shell/User msmvps.com/blogs/mikehall/

kirk jim wrote:

Dear Captain Kirk,
Before you beam back into your never-never land, you should be aware that people who are capable of obtaining the kind of wealth we're talking about here, can only do so by leaving behind very many victims. That's the nature of the capitalist economic system. So, no - you won't find a balance. You'll find the rich get rich on the backs of all those they exploit. No way to make it sound better than it actually is.
Love and Kisses, Doris

My Microsoft Hero (he loves this company!) ... tinyurl.com/yp9cn2 Get SP3 for XP here! .... tinyurl.com/374p49 Title Says It All ... tinyurl.com/2ssodl

Frank wrote:

My gawd Frankie! See the first link in my sig and you tell me if that isn't either a total monkey or at the very least a luser.
Love and Kisses, Doris
My Microsoft Hero (he loves this company!) ... tinyurl.com/yp9cn2 Get SP3 for XP here! .... tinyurl.com/374p49 Title Says It All ... tinyurl.com/2ssodl

Mike Hall - MS MVP wrote:

I'm not, your fantasies that think otherwise notwithstanding.

If I woke up tomorrow morning and became Steve Ballmer, I would kill myself.
Alias

kirk jim wrote:

Love and Kisses, Doris

My Microsoft Hero (he loves this company!) ... tinyurl.com/yp9cn2 Get SP3 for XP here! .... tinyurl.com/374p49 Title Says It All ... tinyurl.com/2ssodl

Doris,
you see lack where there is infinite abundance. Why do you do that?
It is this very perspective that has created much misery in the world. It doesn't have to be that way, and many people have proved it. Now the people who generate vast wealth are not the vicious competitors but those who are able to create services that are valuable to vast numbers of people.
Forget competition. Winners are creators.
This is terribly OT here, so I dont want to elaborate further...
"Doris Day"

Alias wrote:

I'm quite happy with being me. I just wonder what it is or why it is that people seem to actually hate others they don't even know personally. Me, I usually like to get to know someone as much as possible, given the circumstances, before I pass judgment. I've noticed you seem to literally hate everything and everyone associated with MS. What is your problem with them? Please don't say you don't have one or else I'll never acknowledge you again. (smirk) Frank

kevpan815 hotmail.com wrote:

Kevin, we want to thank you for posting your testimonial. (grin) Frank

"[snip]

Hi Frank, It takes a lot of effort getting to know people before deciding to hate them. That's why God invented racism !! It let's you hate people you d