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|    Greegor to All    |
|    Proposal to Keep WinXP Support "Alive"    |
|    23 Dec 12 05:41:55    |
      5d139355       XPost: alt.windows-xp, microsoft.public.windowsxp.setup_deployment,       microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support       XPost: microsoft.public.windowsxp.general       From: greegor47@gmail.com              How much does a multi touch screen for a desktop system cost?              If I'm going to buy W8 to run on one of my machines,       will any of the free third party DVD players run       on the basic version of W8?              What's added to the "Professional" version of W8?              Is there an Ultimate version of W8?              Is that compatability stuff to run old software       built into all versions of W8, or only certain versions?              I can't even buy a "clean boot" RETAIL version of W8       where the license is transferrable?              Microsoft actually has service centers where for $99       they will remove crapware and make you       a clean boot of W8?              When does Microsoft plan to pull the plug       on W7 and stop the SECURITY UPDATES       just to force those users to buy Windows 9?              Has it occurred to anybody that this model       where each Microsoft OS has really bad       SECURITY FLAWS actually benefits Microsoft?              What would happen to user DEPENDENCY       on Microsoft if they made a version of Windows       WITHOUT huge security flaws, without the       need for 200+ SECURITY UPDATES?              Aren't we all just like JUNKIES hooked and       dependent on Microsoft for SECURITY UPDATES?              --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05        * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)    |
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