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Old April 5th 05, 05:23 PM
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Cool SP2 deployed to 25% of Corp PC's

4/4/2005
"Based on our research, a substantial number of companies have yet to decide whether to accept or embargo Windows XP SP2. To date, we have observed that 40% of companies using Windows XP have actively avoided upgrading to SP2, and only 7% have actively accepted it. The other 52% of the companies showed no direction or policy towards SP2, and may find themselves having support issues by allowing multiple editions of Windows XP to exist in their infrastructure."
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Old April 5th 05, 06:50 PM
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Only a tiny number of companies worldwide have switched to an
alternative desktop OS (Linux et al) other than Microsoft. Once the
rest of these companies realize they will have no support for SP1 and
no compatibillity with newer versions of IE, WMP, and other Microsoft
applications they will come around and update their systems with the
new service pack. It's that simple. Service Pack updates are a fact of
life with Microsoft operating systems. My two cents worth.

Harlin Seritt

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Old April 5th 05, 07:15 PM
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"Harlin Seritt" wrote:

Only a tiny number of companies worldwide have switched to an
alternative desktop OS (Linux et al) other than Microsoft. Once the
rest of these companies realize they will have no support for SP1 and
no compatibillity with newer versions of IE, WMP, and other Microsoft
applications they will come around and update their systems with the
new service pack. It's that simple. Service Pack updates are a fact of
life with Microsoft operating systems. My two cents worth.

Harlin Seritt


Lol,, Linux home turf is Europe, Scandanavian origin, Finland more
precisely,,lol,
within the ECC lInux is the official program , Microsoft , they have never
heard of.
As few of Linux installation here is the same for Windows installations there.
also Microsoft is in the personal computing business, no business would use
it,
The Official Computer Language made by the US Businesses and US Government
Joint Committee is" COBOL" and no one owns it or licenses it, anyone may use
it
Its still the Top of the Heap, get use to it, it has no web browsing
features, ITS ALL
BUSINESS and nothing else
Ole(inserts the blade into the longhorn and it
drops dead) !
Rho_1r(VIP)



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Old April 5th 05, 08:03 PM
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Old April 5th 05, 08:04 PM
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"Harlin Seritt" wrote:

Only a tiny number of companies worldwide have switched to an
alternative desktop OS (Linux et al) other than Microsoft. Once the
rest of these companies realize they will have no support for SP1 and
no compatibillity with newer versions of IE, WMP, and other Microsoft
applications they will come around and update their systems with the
new service pack. It's that simple. Service Pack updates are a fact of
life with Microsoft operating systems. My two cents worth.

Harlin Seritt



Yup. No Service Packs with Linux. All you have to worry about is
that you have chosen the right Linux from amongst the (approx.) 8,714
different breeds and species of it that exist.

And then there are other esoteric niceties such as the periodic need
to "recompile the kernel" and so forth.


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In memory of a dear friend Alex Nichol MVP
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Old April 5th 05, 11:57 PM
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"Ron Martell" wrote in message

Yup. No Service Packs with Linux. All you have to worry about is
that you have chosen the right Linux from amongst the (approx.) 8,714
different breeds and species of it that exist.


Haha! Imagine, an MVP complaining about having choice--a real shocker! The
brand loyalty on the msnews server is admirable but blinding, I'd say.

Will Niccolls


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Old April 6th 05, 08:25 AM
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Harlin Seritt wrote:
| Only a tiny number of companies worldwide have switched to an
| alternative desktop OS (Linux et al) other than Microsoft. Once the
| rest of these companies realize they will have no support for SP1 and
| no compatibillity with newer versions of IE, WMP, and other Microsoft
| applications they will come around and update their systems with the
| new service pack. It's that simple. Service Pack updates are a fact of
| life with Microsoft operating systems. My two cents worth.
|
| Harlin Seritt

Updates are a fact of life for any Operating System. Microsoft has
made some terrible mistakes, regarding security, to try to maintain
a user freindly atmosphere.


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Old April 6th 05, 02:18 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by BBUNNY
Harlin Seritt wrote:
| Only a tiny number of companies worldwide have switched to an
| alternative desktop OS (Linux et al) other than Microsoft. Once the
| rest of these companies realize they will have no support for SP1 and
| no compatibillity with newer versions of IE, WMP, and other Microsoft
| applications they will come around and update their systems with the
| new service pack. It's that simple. Service Pack updates are a fact of
| life with Microsoft operating systems. My two cents worth.
|
| Harlin Seritt

Updates are a fact of life for any Operating System. Microsoft has
made some terrible mistakes, regarding security, to try to maintain
a user freindly atmosphere.
I think what was inferred in this thread was;
"Once you have them by the balls, their hearts & minds will follow."
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Old April 7th 05, 01:38 AM
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"BBUNNY" wrote:

Harlin Seritt wrote:
| Only a tiny number of companies worldwide have switched to an
| alternative desktop OS (Linux et al) other than Microsoft. Once the
| rest of these companies realize they will have no support for SP1 and
| no compatibillity with newer versions of IE, WMP, and other Microsoft
| applications they will come around and update their systems with the
| new service pack. It's that simple. Service Pack updates are a fact of
| life with Microsoft operating systems. My two cents worth.
|
| Harlin Seritt

Updates are a fact of life for any Operating System. Microsoft has
made some terrible mistakes, regarding security, to try to maintain
a user freindly atmosphere.


Actually if you look at the update and security patch history for
other operating systems, including Linux, you will find that they have
similar records to that of Windows.

Windows gets more publicity because it is the biggest target by far,
and therefore far easier to hit. If you were shooting at a target
100 yards away and had your choice of two - one the size of house the
other the size of matchbox, which would your choose?

There is also a semi-official "code of honor" amongst the hackers and
virus writers that requires them to leave Linux alone or face ridicule
and ostracism by their peers.


Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada
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Microsoft MVP
On-Line Help Computer Service
http://onlinehelp.bc.ca

In memory of a dear friend Alex Nichol MVP
http://aumha.org/alex.htm
 




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