Linked by Thom Holwerda on Mon 21st Apr 2008 17:53 UTC, submitted by mikemuch
Despite Microsoft's obvious focus on selling Windows Vista to its customers, it hasn't yet forgotten about all those people out there that still use Windows XP (personally, I use Windows XP MCE 2005). The company has confirmed it has finally 'released to manufacturing' the third service pack to Windows XP - 7 years after the operating system's original release.
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Member since:2005-07-06
"I would be really sad to see XP reach EOL to be honest. It has been a great run for me with that OS. Sure I am using XP 64 bit now but it had turned in to quite a solid OS over the years. Heres to hoping that SP3 makes it even better...though it seems its more of a patch rollup than anything else. SP4 anyone? 
Solid OS?
You probably just don't know any better and I feel sorry for you.
OS is not solid when even its "safe mode" is not safe.
I was cleaning one of those "trendy" Virusheat badboys yesterday on someone's computer and the thing is starting even in safe mode.
Windows is really a pinacle of bad software engineering.
Then again, this is still the "dark age" of computing. "
It never fails that here at OSNews someone says they're happy with Windows, someone else has to chime in with their sob story of how they had to deal with viruses/spyware.
In the hands of a competent computer user, Windows XP is a safe operating system, and is quite powerful.
In the hands of an ignorant user, yes, it can be a problem.
Please, there's no need to "feel sorry" for someone happy with their OS, and certainly no need to use a condescending tone to another OSNews member.
Member since:2006-09-19
It never fails that here at OSNews someone says they're happy with Windows, someone else has to chime in with their sob story of how they had to deal with viruses/spyware.
In the hands of a competent computer user, Windows XP is a safe operating system, and is quite powerful.
In the hands of an ignorant user, yes, it can be a problem.
Please, there's no need to "feel sorry" for someone happy with their OS, and certainly no need to use a condescending tone to another OSNews member.
And then there is, here at Osnews, always someone (probably Windows admin that just discovered the registry editor) that has the need to chime in and claim complete nonsense that Windows can be secure and powerful in the hands of a skilled user.
No, it can't because it's faulty by design, so even Billy-upload-your-dollars-Gates can't make it secure and powerful without first redesigning it from ground up.
It's funny because people making that claim (you) think they can get away with it. But the problem is that there are already countless websites, articles, stories that directly disprove your claim.
So, again, no, Windows cannot be made secure and powerful because it's technically impossible.
And sorry, it's hard to talk to Windows users without being condescending.
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2006-09-19
Solid OS?
You probably just don't know any better and I feel sorry for you.
OS is not solid when even its "safe mode" is not safe.
I was cleaning one of those "trendy" Virusheat badboys yesterday on someone's computer and the thing is starting even in safe mode.
Windows is really a pinacle of bad software engineering.
Then again, this is still the "dark age" of computing.