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posted by janrinok on Saturday May 03 2014, @11:58PM   Printer-friendly
from the the-lingering-death dept.

Sebastian Anthony writes that Microsoft is setting an awful precedent by caving and issuing a fix for Windows XP. "Yes, tardy governments and IT administrators can breathe a little easier for a little bit longer," writes Anthony, "and yes, your mom and dad are yet again safe to use their old Windows XP beige box. But to what end? It's just delaying the inevitable." This won't be the only vulnerability found in XP adds Dwight Silverman. "If Microsoft makes an exception now, what about the flaw found after this one? And the next? And the one after that, ad infinitum?" Even though Microsoft has released a patch for the IE flaw, and Windows XP is included, it's time to move on really. "I don't want to hear that tired "if it ain't broke, don't fix it" line. Hey, XP IS broke, and it will just get more so over time. Upgrade to a newer version of Windows, or switch to another modern operating system, such as OS X or Linux."

 
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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday May 04 2014, @12:19AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Sunday May 04 2014, @12:19AM (#39346)

    No, the concept of humans doing whatever they can to fuck each other
    over is broke.

    Why can't we have nice things?

  • (Score: 2) by c0lo on Sunday May 04 2014, @06:16AM

    by c0lo (156) Subscriber Badge on Sunday May 04 2014, @06:16AM (#39402) Journal

    Why can't we have nice things?

    Unicorns, rainbows and fluffy kittens/puppies become boring after a while.
    Interest in monster trucks may last longer (and the interest one pays for a mortgage is absolutely killing, a thing worth to live for! -grin-)

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    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoFiw2jMy-0 https://soylentnews.org/~MichaelDavidCrawford
    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday May 04 2014, @07:11PM

      by Anonymous Coward on Sunday May 04 2014, @07:11PM (#39553)

      when it comes to operatingsystems I must say I prefer boring ones.
      the less "sexy" the better.

      While I still like unicorns, rainbows and fluffy kittens/puppies, and never liked trucks I don't think I want mix in either of them into the operating system I use.
      And I would certainly prefer to swap planet more often than operatingsystem :-)
      The same thing goes for my hammer.