Last Rites for Win9x

1. Warm up that tinfoil hat - you'll need it.
2. Changing your posting alias only makes sense if you have multiple
personalities.

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Richard G. Harper [MVP Shell/User]
* PLEASE post all messages and replies in the newsgroups
* for the benefit of all. Private mail is usually not replied to.
* My website, such as it is ... http://rgharper.mvps.org/
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"User" wrote in message
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This is just one side of the story.

Since the design of Win 98, 911 occurred. Since the design of
Win 98, DRM has come and remains. Important design objectives
of XP addressed both of these goals by making it easier with
backdoors for governments to get into computers to "find Osama"
and for business interests to monitor and police what people are
doing on their computer.

The superior security mechanisms of XP by one hand to close it
up mean nothing when the other hand is opening it up.

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George (Bindar Dundat©)
http://dundats.mvps.org
"Richard G. Harper" wrote in message
...
| 1. Warm up that tinfoil hat - you'll need it.
| 2. Changing your posting alias only makes sense if you have multiple
| personalities.
|
| --
| Richard G. Harper [MVP Shell/User]
| * PLEASE post all messages and replies in the newsgroups
| * for the benefit of all. Private mail is usually not replied to.
| * My website, such as it is ... http://rgharper.mvps.org/
| * HELP us help YOU ... http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
|
|
| "User" wrote in message
| ...
|
| This is just one side of the story.
|
| Since the design of Win 98, 911 occurred. Since the design of
| Win 98, DRM has come and remains. Important design objectives
| of XP addressed both of these goals by making it easier with
| backdoors for governments to get into computers to "find Osama"
| and for business interests to monitor and police what people are
| doing on their computer.
|
| The superior security mechanisms of XP by one hand to close it
| up mean nothing when the other hand is opening it up.
|
|

Amen.
I only recently upgraded to WinXP. There's nothing wrong with Win98 for
people who only use it for email, newsgroups, their favorite games/software.
Lack of MS support will not affect them. They have no need for MS support.

"Phil R" wrote in message
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"Gary S. Terhune" wrote in
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I assume someone already posted this at least once. But
just in case...


Nearly fifteen years ago, they made a similar announcement for
DOS WordPerfect. No more support.

Today, thousands of users, especially in the legal profession,
continue to use it. It works and does what people need. You
can do things quicker and easier with the function key interface
instead of Windows dialog boxes. The Windows version still
doesn't do some things the DOS version does, relative movements
for one.

I see a similar pattern with Win98. "Alleged" manufacturer
support will prove to have limited relevance to what people
actually do.