From: crude@sausa.ge   
      
   On 2025-12-18 9:56 a.m., Paul wrote:   
   > On Thu, 12/18/2025 5:41 AM, Ammammata wrote:   
   >> Nomen Nescio brought next idea :   
   >>> Microsoft is killing off an obsolete and vulnerable encryption cipher   
   >>> that Windows has supported by default for 26 years following more than a   
   >>> decade of devastating hacks that exploited it   
   >>   
   >> how long do you think it will take to rewrite *from scratch* the whole   
   operating system, presuming they have a complete to do list of what is needed   
   to be modern and working worldwide?   
   >>   
   >> how many people and separated teams?   
   >>   
   >> two years are enough?   
   >>   
   >   
   > Vista took quite a while to write (5 years).   
   >   
   > Vista wasn't tested properly when it was rushed out.   
   > It needed SP1 and SP2 to make it whole. And Windows 7   
   > profited from the effort.   
      
   Considering Windows 7 is just Vista optimized, that is quite correct.   
   Speaking as a beta-tester for Vista, I can confirm that the product was   
   nowhere near good before Microsoft announced that they were releasing to   
   manufacturer. I was still able to submit dozens of bug reports to the   
   company when they suddenly made that move.   
      
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   CrudeSausage   
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   Windows is fine.   
      
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