Re: Windows XP: What Are You Planning To Do?

From: Nuno Souto <nsouto_at_nsw.bigpond.net.au.nospam>
Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2001 10:35:06 GMT
Message-ID: <3ae00e9b.8020620@news-server>

On Thu, 19 Apr 2001 22:11:23 -0700, "Daniel A. Morgan" <dmorgan_at_exesolutions.com> wrote:

>The BBC News has a report on Microsoft's upcoming Windows XP that is a
>long distance from complimentary.
>
>http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/sci/tech/newsid_1284000/1284054.stm

ROFL! WTH is a "trusted sound card"? What next? A trusted mouse cord? Jeez, these bigbrother people at MS are getting totally unreal...

>
>What is your organization planning to do with this nightmare?
>

Quietly pass it by. Ignore it completely at least for the first three years. Then I'll look again.

>Go with the flow ... or go to Linux?
>

Already looking at Linux. But tell you what: I've had a tremendous time making my Linux box netsafe. And it still isn't. I hope that will improve before I move everything to it! Better things to do with my time than chase up daemons and config files.

>It seems like it is time to start considering options.
>

Anybody not already doing so since Win2K needs their head examined, IMHO... Cheers
Nuno Souto
nsouto_at_bigpond.net.au.nospam
http://www.users.bigpond.net.au/the_Den/index.html Received on Fri Apr 20 2001 - 05:35:06 CDT