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Re: {OT} time to dump 98 / ME
de Haggard 06/18/2006 05:18
On Thu, 15 Jun 2006 18:20:49 +0200, George
<george.stanipopolius@mailbox.com> wrote:
>"*ProteanThread*" <rtdos@rtdos.com> wrote:
>
>> Microsoft has encountered a critical vulnerability in Windows 98, 98 SE
>> and Windows Me that it simply cannot fix, the company acknowledged
>> Friday. The flaw affects Windows Explorer and after investigating the
>> issue, Microsoft said it would need to reengineer a significant amount
>> of the operating system.
>
>Imagine you bought a car with disfunctional brakes and steering, no
>tyres, wrong windscreen wipers, no tail lights and broken gears. Bit
>my bit things are fixed, but then you realize half the engine is
>missing. "Sorry sir, we can't fix it, but you can buy a newer model,
>it has the missing half of the engine, but we're not sure about the
>rear axle, will be fixed next year or so, or not."
>That's more or less the Micro$oft way of operating.
>
>George
Sorry George, but you are incorrect. New versions of the OS are not
about fixing bugs. It's about adding new features. You might find this
interesting:
http://www.jas.com/shame/shame/focus.html
Explains a whole lot, doesn't it? I can't see that his philosophy has
changed much since then.