Re: MS .... this is a joke, right?

From: Tx2 (tx2newscollection-invalid-_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 08/21/04 

Date: Sat, 21 Aug 2004 14:51:53 +0100

In article <egG47I4hEHA.596@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl>,
sharonfDEL@ETEmvps.org, a.k.a Sharon F says...

 
> That was the version that was available when XP was released and the first
> version that was "XP ready." Any subsequent versions would be XP ready as
> well. Older versions of any XP product may need an update or two from the
> vendor. If currently shopping for software, it would be prudent to by a
> current version instead of an older one.

I appreciate that it may well have been an XP Ready version, but it is
not current, and i don't believe it is now supported by Symantec. Why on
earth are MS *still* recommending it?

The stupidity of the situation is that MS will be 'forcing' users of SP2
to that web site with the inclusion of the new link i described, and
then the 'uninformed' will be requesting "a copy of Norton Personal
Firewall 2002 please" from their local store.

After all, it is what MS suggest they do ...

If you actually click the "Featured Product" link to the NPF2002 page,
you will find MS then mention "securing your PC with NPF2002" when they
have recently been making so much noise about the one built into XP.

The new, uneducated, or misinformed user doesn't stand a chance of
getting clue!

If they [MS] must have a web site recommending ware such as Norton or
Jasc Paint Shop Pro, they could at least have the courtesy to keep it
current.