Re: XP PRO. VS. 98 SECOND EDITION ATT: All MVP's, Kurt, and Everyone in the Know

From: kurttrail (dontemailme_at_anywhereintheknowuniverse.org)
Date: 02/24/05 

Date: Thu, 24 Feb 2005 13:26:49 -0500

Dan wrote:
> Kurt help me show people that security in XP PRO. is a joke. XP
> PRO. is based upon NT (NEW TECHNOLOGY) source code that is based upon
> a false MS-DOS (Microsoft Disk Operating System) mode. Until
> Microsoft has a brand new maintenance operating system XP PRO. can be
> hacked because its foundation is built upon sand. At least 98SE has
> true MS-DOS as its source as compared to a DOS SHELL within an
> emulated environment via a command.com (cmd.com) prompt. Although,
> Microsoft did remove some DOS commands in 98SE (98 Second Edition) at
> least it still has a true DOS mode. Microsoft was lazy and wanted to
> save time, money and effort. According to Microsoft history, which I
> research computer technicans at Microsoft were against the source
> code of NT (New Technology) at the beginning. The Microsoft
> Technicans petitioned and called it the "Not There" code because its
> foundation was built upon the maintenance operating system of DOS and
> it was not even REAL!!! What the F___ I am so pissed that Microsoft
> did this and the guys in charge forced the little people to do it
> their way or the highway. This happens all the time at the home
> level -- corporate knows what is best even though they do not. It is
> like saying the federal government always knows what is best when
> sometimes the states or cities know what is best. Hopefully, Google,
> Apple, Linux, Unix, Mozilla and all open-source
> products will force Microsoft to make LONGHORN a new and fresh
> operating system with a new maintenance operating system. Microsoft
> has already dropped a new and promising technology in LongHorn
> because of time, effort and expense. However, Microsoft does have
> good technical support. Micrsoft did release a Windows Security
> Update CD for 98, 98SE, ME, 2000 and XP for free. Microsoft lied by
> saying that they extended the critical support of 98, 98SE and XP
> PRO. The current expiration date of 98, 98SE and ME is 30 June 2006.
> Everyone knows 98 is too obsolete since it does not support USB
> 2.0 through third parties, has weaker driver managment, lacks WMP 9,
> etc. Everyone knows the ME is a joke that was forced upon users to
> help them upgrade to NT (2000, XPPRO, XPHOME). I have heard that
> Microsoft took away the forward/backward use of buttons with the
> latest Intellipoint driver for 98SE but I do not know if this is
> true. It is a RUMOR. The official Microsoft public relations reason
> for more support was that the 3rd world countries needed more time to
> update. Sure, that could have been one factor but the primary reason
> was that people who are in the know understand that 98SE can be made
> as secure if not more secure than XP PRO. The reason for this is
> that the foundation of XP PRO is weak wheras 98SE is built upon the
> ROCK. Sure, NTFS is more secure than FAT32 but at the core source
> code level, XP PRO which becomes NT (NEW TECHNOLOGY) when you break
> it down and thus allows true and experienced hackers to get into
> corporate and home users systems because of the weak false emulated
> shell of MSDOS that exists within XP PRO even though a lot of people
> have no clue what I am talking about I am in the know. I work in a
> corporate environment, have used computers since I was 7, am
> now almost 30, live in the SouthWest U.S.A, used an IBM PCjr as my
> first computer and started training on BASIC making simple programs
> that played music and flashed different colors on the screen, I have
> worked for Davis Monthan, I currently am a Target Team Member
> Specialist in charge of computer security and I have learned a lot
> from the Internet, Microsoft sites and articles, books, computer
> courses, etc. just in case anyone doubts me. I am currently
> petitioning Microsoft to change their ways but I need your assistance
> and get things done attitude as well. Please help me, help others.
> Have a great day!!! GodSpeed One final note, IBM had the ability
> to use the keyboard through a corded connection or through a Cordless
> Keyboard through the use of IBM (International Business Machine)
> Hardware as compared to Microsoft software. Microsoft could make
> their cordless keyboards work for 98SE but they only have them for XP
> and 2000 because they are trying to force everyone unto one line of
> source code that was flawed at the beginning and now a Chinese
> Company wants to buy IBM. What the F___. What is the world coming
> to. I ask the question has George Orwell's vision of 1984 arrived 21
> years later in 2005. Please, Please, Please ----- I am begging you.
> I need you to get on the telephone, write letters and do whatever it
> takes to make sure the United States does not sell out to the
> Communist Nation of China. Bye for now and I await all replies!!!
>

Support for 98 is doomed, not just because of MS, but because of new
non-MS hardware technologies. PCI-Express mobo's and components won't
run on 9x.

As for the rest, MS rarely changes their ways based on complaints from
individuals, but will listen tend to listen when a whole sector of their
business customers start complaining. NT, as is, has been accepted by
the business community since NT4, and I doubt very much that you'll get
too much support form there after all this time.

>From the sounds of Longhorn, with all the things have cut from it's
development, it sounds it's gonna be more of a XP Second Edition, (or as
the rumor mill has it named eXPedition) and doesn't sound like it is
much of a compelling upgrade to me. I suspect that the Business
Coummunity will be even slower to switch to Longhorn, than they are
taking to upgrade to XP.

MS's biggest security blackhole is it's stranglehold on the PC OS
market, with it having such a gravitation pull that anything that comes
close, can't help but be sucked in. The best way, at this point, to get
MS to change there way of thinking is to start helping its competition.
Working with Open Source to get to Linux as a fully consumer-friendly
OS. When MS's flagship OS bottom line starts to take a hit from real
competition, then MS will start to become more responsive to change. 

-- 
Peace!
Kurt
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