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[Ext User(The Old Bloke)]

Seems like MS stuffed up

http://www.dailytech.com:80/article.aspx?newsid=5932

[Ext User(steam3801)]

On Thu, 01 Feb 2007 06:48:41 GMT, "The Old Bloke"
<le0pard32@Xgmail.com> - in a blinding flash of brilliance - wrote:

>Seems like MS stuffed up
>
>http://www.dailytech.com:80/article.aspx?newsid=5932
>

A loophole?? In a Microsoft Windows product?? What next - a patch for
a possible security issue?

Pffftttt!!
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steam3801
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[Ext User(atec)]

The Old Bloke wrote:
> Seems like MS stuffed up
>
> http://www.dailytech.com:80/article.aspx?newsid=5932
>
>
you are surprised ?

[Ext User(Tim Fairchild)]

atec wrote:

> The Old Bloke wrote:
>> Seems like MS stuffed up
>>
>> http://www.dailytech.com:80/article.aspx?newsid=5932
>>
>>
> you are surprised ?

Well that might save people a few bucks, but even the upgrade price is
ridiculous... It's just an OS guys.

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Tim Fairchild - Queensland Australia
Mandriva Linux release 2007.0 (Official) for x86_64
Linux 2.6.18.6 x86_64 AMD Athlon(tm) 64 Processor 2800+ GNU/Linux

[Ext User(atec)]

Tim Fairchild wrote:
> atec wrote:
>
>> The Old Bloke wrote:
>>> Seems like MS stuffed up
>>>
>>> http://www.dailytech.com:80/article.aspx?newsid=5932
>>>
>>>
>> you are surprised ?
>
> Well that might save people a few bucks, but even the upgrade price is
> ridiculous... It's just an OS guys.
>
http://www.mepis.org is looking much better

[Ext User(Tim Fairchild)]

atec wrote:

> Tim Fairchild wrote:
>> atec wrote:
>>
>>> The Old Bloke wrote:
>>>> Seems like MS stuffed up
>>>>
>>>> http://www.dailytech.com:80/article.aspx?newsid=5932
>>>>
>>>>
>>> you are surprised ?
>>
>> Well that might save people a few bucks, but even the upgrade price is
>> ridiculous... It's just an OS guys.
>>
> http://www.mepis.org is looking much better

It sure does... And it doesn't need a top end video card :)

--
Tim Fairchild - Queensland Australia
Mandriva Linux release 2007.0 (Official) for x86_64
Linux 2.6.18.6 x86_64 AMD Athlon(tm) 64 Processor 2800+ GNU/Linux

[Ext User(SG1)]

"The Old Bloke" <le0pard32@Xgmail.com> wrote in message
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> Seems like MS stuffed up
>
> http://www.dailytech.com:80/article.aspx?newsid=5932


I believe the term is undocumented feature.


>
>

[Ext User(will s)]

"The Old Bloke" <le0pard32@Xgmail.com> wrote in message
news:d3gwh.1392$sd2.1375@news-server.bigpond.net.au...
> Seems like MS stuffed up
>
> http://www.dailytech.com:80/article.aspx?newsid=5932
>

No stuff up but quite deliberate


but the reason is why ?

[Ext User(will s)]

"Tim Fairchild" <usenet@bcs4me.com> wrote in message
news:45c1a7c8$0$27701$c3e8da3@news.astraweb.com...
> atec wrote:
>
>> The Old Bloke wrote:
>>> Seems like MS stuffed up
>>>
>>> http://www.dailytech.com:80/article.aspx?newsid=5932
>>>
>>>
>> you are surprised ?
>
> Well that might save people a few bucks, but even the upgrade price is
> ridiculous... It's just an OS guys.

buy the academic version which is good value