Vista - Re: The ethics of installing Vista

On Tue, 27 Mar 2007 19:28:57 -0700, NoStop <nospam@nospam.com> wrote:
>cquirke (MVP Windows shell/user) wrote:
>> On Tue, 27 Mar 2007 04:16:34 -0700, "Shane Nokes"

>>>XP RTM is no longer supported.

>>>In fact anytime a service pack is released that becomes the "supported"
>>>version of that platform.

>> Not immediately, at least not with MS. Usually the last supported SP
>> level is the SP before the current one, if not older.
>>
>> Contrast this with Ubuntu practice, where what you download today is
>> listed as "supported until 2008" or at best, "2009".

>Quite yacking about something you're obviously so clueless about! Typical
>MVP ignorance and FUD.

I just went back to the site, to download a newer Ubunu - and what I
stated is true. Even the "extended support" back-version of Ubuntu
desktop is supported only as far as 2009, i.e. 3 years.

So I guess I can carry on "yacking", right?



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cquirke (MVP Windows shell/user) wrote:

> On Tue, 27 Mar 2007 19:28:57 -0700, NoStop <nospam@nospam.com> wrote:
>>cquirke (MVP Windows shell/user) wrote:
>>> On Tue, 27 Mar 2007 04:16:34 -0700, "Shane Nokes"
>
>>>>XP RTM is no longer supported.
>
>>>>In fact anytime a service pack is released that becomes the "supported"
>>>>version of that platform.
>
>>> Not immediately, at least not with MS. Usually the last supported SP
>>> level is the SP before the current one, if not older.
>>>
>>> Contrast this with Ubuntu practice, where what you download today is
>>> listed as "supported until 2008" or at best, "2009".
>
No, "at best" is until 2011 for the server release of Dapper.

Cheers.


>>Quite yacking about something you're obviously so clueless about! Typical
>>MVP ignorance and FUD.
>
> I just went back to the site, to download a newer Ubunu - and what I
> stated is true. Even the "extended support" back-version of Ubuntu
> desktop is supported only as far as 2009, i.e. 3 years.
>
> So I guess I can carry on "yacking", right?
>
>
>
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> Rudeness is human nature's way of curbing demand
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