Re: End free security updates for XP Home in 2007?

Thank you for replying. Hope to see a press release formalizing the
commitment. Regards,

"Richard Urban" wrote:

> It has already been considered and acted upon. Two more years to go. The
> same as XP Professional.
>
> --
>
>
> Regards,
>
> Richard Urban
> Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User
>
> Quote from George Ankner:
> If you knew as much as you think you know,
> You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew!
>
> "devryoctane" <devryoctane@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:C16FB1BA-ADAC-4411-9821-52C42FE7AFC1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >I agree with your attitude and am equally upset as I just bought XP Home
> >last
> > week. Thanks, Microsoft, for so valiantly bringing this to my attention
> > anywhere mass quantities of your software are sold. If this is true, then
> > I
> > have a whopping 11 months of updates before I and others are hung out to
> > dry.
> >
> > Strange how the Pro price has risen a bit in the last month, while home
> > has
> > gone down a bit where I look...
> >
> > I seriously hope they reconsider since we've only been waiting for
> > Longhorn
> > since who knows when.
> >
> > "idiotprogrammer" wrote:
> >
> >> By extended support, I assume you mean paid support for security
> >> updates.
> >>
> >> However, because Home edition is a consumer edition (instead of a
> >> professional edition), it does not include a period for extended
> >> support.
> >>
> >> http://support.microsoft.com/gp/lifepolicy
> >> http://support.microsoft.com/lifecycle/?p1=3221
> >>
> >> It is unclear whether that saves MS the trouble of deliver security
> >> updates. I don't care about new features or stability. I just want
> >> patches against the multitude of Windows exploits that are out there.
> >> Because I just bought the Home Edition, it seems I am only going to
> >> have that for a year.
> >>
> >> The real issue is labelling. MS sold a product without disclosing an
> >> important bit of consumer information. It shouldn't have done this.
> >>
> >> I'm sorry if I sound angry. But I'm facing the prospect of having to
> >> buy a second license just because MS never revealed when it would stop
> >> including security updates.
> >>
> >> (On a positive note, though, my hardware is all Vista friendly so far).
> >>
> >>
> >> Robert Nagle
> >> Houston, Texas
> >> http://www.imaginaryplanet.net/weblogs/idiotprogrammer/
> >>
> >>
>
>
>
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