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Re: Microsoft extends XP downgrade rights date by six months
On Fri, 10 Oct 2008 13:04:50 -0700, Frank <fab@notspam.cmm> wrote:
>+Bob+ wrote:
>
>> On Fri, 10 Oct 2008 12:00:41 -0500, Bob I <birelan@yahoo.com> wrote:
>>
>>
>>>just as the transition from a DOS based operating system to NT system
>>>prevented software that directly accessed hardware from working, so does
>>>the security changes in Vista prevent those software from accessing the
>>>the kernel. MS didn't break the software, it merely closed the security
>>>holes. That your software ceases to work should be taken up with the
>>>software provider tech support.
>>
>>
>> It's not "accessing the kernel" issues that cause many of the
>> problems. The issue is outright incompatibility in other parts of the
>> OS - often with MS's own application software. If developers were so
>> "wrong" to do what they did then one has to wonder why MS's own
>> software labs were doing many of the same things. The bottom line is
>> that they just didn't care about compatibility. In addition, instead
>> of building a secure OS, they put band aids on an old OS architecture
>> that has serious problems. Not to mention, they did break many other
>> things that use to work well, like networking.
>>
>> There's a reason that most every large corporation forced their users
>> to upgrade to 95, then NT, then win2K, then XP - and that most of them
>> have specifically chosen NOT to upgrade to Vista. See if you can
>> figure out the why.
>>
>>
>"Bullshit bob" rides again!
You're quite an intellectual Frank. I bet your Mom is proud of you.
On Fri, 10 Oct 2008 13:04:50 -0700, Frank <fab@notspam.cmm> wrote:
>+Bob+ wrote:
>
>> On Fri, 10 Oct 2008 12:00:41 -0500, Bob I <birelan@yahoo.com> wrote:
>>
>>
>>>just as the transition from a DOS based operating system to NT system
>>>prevented software that directly accessed hardware from working, so does
>>>the security changes in Vista prevent those software from accessing the
>>>the kernel. MS didn't break the software, it merely closed the security
>>>holes. That your software ceases to work should be taken up with the
>>>software provider tech support.
>>
>>
>> It's not "accessing the kernel" issues that cause many of the
>> problems. The issue is outright incompatibility in other parts of the
>> OS - often with MS's own application software. If developers were so
>> "wrong" to do what they did then one has to wonder why MS's own
>> software labs were doing many of the same things. The bottom line is
>> that they just didn't care about compatibility. In addition, instead
>> of building a secure OS, they put band aids on an old OS architecture
>> that has serious problems. Not to mention, they did break many other
>> things that use to work well, like networking.
>>
>> There's a reason that most every large corporation forced their users
>> to upgrade to 95, then NT, then win2K, then XP - and that most of them
>> have specifically chosen NOT to upgrade to Vista. See if you can
>> figure out the why.
>>
>>
>"Bullshit bob" rides again!
You're quite an intellectual Frank. I bet your Mom is proud of you.