I agree with Tim. They have only limited resources. It's tough to support an OS that is a decade old, especially when the architecture is substantially different than the modern product.
And WinXP SP2 is supposed to be a big move forward. If nothing else, the "on by default" firewall is a good step forward. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Richards Jr, Edward C." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, July 15, 2004 2:01 PM Subject: RE: [brlug-general] Micro$oft tells uers to upgrade to XP if theywantsecurity.........YEAH RIGHT!!! > So is this an effective EOL for NT, 2000, 9x? > > It certainly looks that way to me. > > I don't really care but it's > always fun to watch them brag about their "support" and dump on older > versions at the same time. > > I don't care either. It said on the box to "Use Win98 or better", so I installed Linux. I think the reality of the matter is this is another ploy in Bill's bag of tricks to increase cash flow and further expand his monopoly. > > Ed > > > > > > > > This email, including any attached files, may contain confidential and privileged information. Any review, use, distribution or disclosure of included information by unintended recipients is strictly prohibited. If you are not a named recipient or authorized to receive and / or act on information sent to a named recipient, or have reason to believe you are not or should not be one of the named recipients, please notify sender accordingly by reply email and delete all copies of this message prior to forwarding, copying or otherwise reproducing this message or attachments thereto. For information regarding the export control status of items discussed in this document, please refer to the project control list. Thank you. > > > _______________________________________________ > General mailing list > [email protected] > http://brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net > >
