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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."
(Score: 2) by marcello_dl on Sunday May 04 2014, @12:28PM
Car analogy ahead.
If I bought a car, worked for 13 years and then died I would say, indeed, time for a new one.
Since the XP car started by being too heavy at the beginning, went on to always require external people to maintain the shortcomings (while the seller assured me it would behave better than the model before) and had never a period longer than a few months while you could drive it without risk, I would say, indeed, never again, and use something else even if it's netbsd on the command line.
(Score: 3, Funny) by Angry Jesus on Sunday May 04 2014, @01:07PM
> If I bought a car, worked for 13 years and then died I would say, indeed, time for a new one.
Why would you need a new a car after you are dead?
BTW, unlike a car, software does not wear out through use.
(Score: 3, Funny) by marcello_dl on Sunday May 04 2014, @03:23PM
> Why would you need a new a car after you are dead?
Given your nickname, I would likely need one that can work in a very hot environment.
(Score: 3, Insightful) by mcgrew on Sunday May 04 2014, @02:20PM
If I bought a car, worked for 13 years and then died I would say, indeed, time for a new one.
New computers came with XP preinstalled seven years ago. I'm driving a twelve year old car and when it breaks, I pay to have it fixed. However, if a dangerous factory defect is found in it, Chrysler will recall it and fix the defect at no cost to me.
Software bugs are factory defects, and security flaws are safety defects that threaten the internet.
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