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"But when you consider the $50/year price to license an anti-viral, the $30/year to license a malware program and the additional $30/year you need for a registry cleaner"

Talk about exaggerating the costs to justify the rest of your article. Not only are all those items available for free, but to say you have to have, and pay a yearly cost for, a registry cleaner is just down right dishonest.

Could you not think of any genuine reasons to slag off XP. Also Windows 7 (and Morro - another free anti-virus & malware client) will be out before Chrome as the OS on netbooks - why not discuss how the market will be then rather than how you want it to be!

Posted by: eqpc   Posted on: 07/10/09  (Edited: 07/10/2009 @ 08:13) You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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I stopped reading at.  eqpc | 07/10/09
Thank you  NonZealot | 07/10/09
Other reasons to slag off XP  DanaBlankenhorn ZDNet Moderator | 07/10/09
Why...  eqpc | 07/10/09
Forever? happy  wolf_z | 07/10/09
This is a consumer product  DanaBlankenhorn ZDNet Moderator | 07/10/09
So what you're saying is  Scubajrr | 07/10/09
Sush!  eqpc | 07/10/09
Since Chrome isn't out we can't know.  No More Microsoft Software Ever! | 07/12/09
I think you are missing the point.  jjmcdonald7911@... | 07/13/09
re:No More Microsoft Software Ever..  USTechHead | 07/13/09
@Scubajrr, he didn't say that  UAC nanny screen | 07/14/09
Competition  ShadowGIATL | 07/10/09
Take a few extra...  Kromaethius | 07/11/09
@dsx1962  ShadowGIATL | 07/12/09
Agree with the first, not the second or third..  daftkey | 07/10/09
15 Minutes??????????????  Budman o Riverside | 07/12/09
Possibly..  daftkey | 07/12/09
My work laptop is the same. But thats just us.  No More Microsoft Software Ever! | 07/12/09
However...  Bondswa | 07/13/09
You forgot the external DVD drive to install the software ...  n0neXn0ne | 07/10/09
No moving parts  DanaBlankenhorn ZDNet Moderator | 07/10/09
Or . . .  JLHenry | 07/10/09
Add GDI to that  Alan Smithie | 07/12/09
Not to mention I'd like to see the $3.00 copy of Windows documented.  No More Microsoft Software Ever! | 07/12/09
Still, the cost of the viruses on Windows is very high, and the complexity  DonnieBoy | 07/10/09
Weak argument...  daftkey | 07/10/09
Actually, a very strong argument. Right now, dealing with malware on Linux  DonnieBoy | 07/10/09
And dealing with Malware on Windows isn't much worse..  daftkey | 07/10/09
Please don't resort to lies. (NT)  No More Microsoft Software Ever! | 07/12/09
Awwww..  daftkey | 07/13/09
Your right but your thinking is wrong.  rkegel@... | 07/10/09
Still, anyway you cut it, for the foreseeable future, Windows will remain a  DonnieBoy | 07/10/09
Totally agree..  daftkey | 07/10/09
Thanks. You're right  DanaBlankenhorn ZDNet Moderator | 07/10/09
People don't seem to understand.  ShadowGIATL | 07/10/09
But it's open source...  daftkey | 07/10/09
Might want to load...  Kromaethius | 07/11/09
dsx1962, you might want to losen the collar around your neck.  ShadowGIATL | 07/12/09
People don't seem to understand  twaynesdomain | 07/14/09
As I have said many times over...  ShadowGIATL | 07/15/09
Client programs vs. cloud services  DanaBlankenhorn ZDNet Moderator | 07/10/09
Optional  eqpc | 07/10/09
Agreed.  ShadowGIATL | 07/10/09
Re; get free versions if you want.  hkommedal | 07/13/09
However...  ShadowGIATL | 07/13/09
Re; And if your a business user, wouldn't it make more sense . .  hkommedal | 07/13/09
are people trying deliberately to miss the point?  googlewatcher | 07/13/09
Eh..  ShadowGIATL | 07/14/09
You are a geek.  TripleII | 07/10/09
To a fellow geek  eqpc | 07/10/09
How about something that just works..  prof123 | 07/10/09
My computers all just work..  daftkey | 07/10/09
Some people don't understand...  ShadowGIATL | 07/10/09
Lol.  TripleII | 07/10/09
I agree that the writer was wrong  rkegel@... | 07/10/09
Re; several free anti-virus. . .  hkommedal | 07/13/09
WHAT "Exaggeration"? It's The Truth, M$FT Fanboi!  drprod@... | 07/13/09
I do not think name calling is really required. (nt)  hkommedal | 07/13/09
And, Google does not have to make any money on this.  DonnieBoy | 07/10/09
I think Google wants to make money at this...  DanaBlankenhorn ZDNet Moderator | 07/10/09
Sure, they will almost certainly make money on it, but, they do not have to  DonnieBoy | 07/10/09
Do not kid yourself  GuidingLight | 07/10/09
No, if it helps prevent MS from controlling internet standards and making  DonnieBoy | 07/10/09
What, is this 1997 again??  daftkey | 07/10/09
MS may be a lot less successful in getting companies to make websites that  DonnieBoy | 07/10/09
Based on webkit..  daftkey | 07/10/09
Excuse me, the rendering engine is the same, so there are no  DonnieBoy | 07/10/09
Re;Backing Firefox would have done a hell of a lot more. .  hkommedal | 07/13/09
And....how?  daftkey | 07/13/09
Re; How have they been backing Firefox?  hkommedal | 07/13/09
You may have misunderstood him...  storm14k | 07/10/09
I have to agree this is a defensive move. One that Microsoft hates.  No More Microsoft Software Ever! | 07/12/09
As open source Google will be required to publish  No_Ax_to_Grind | 07/10/09
I think we'll see that theory tested...  daftkey | 07/10/09
My take...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 07/10/09
Controlling the OS...  daftkey | 07/10/09
No. Not fragment. Copied into Microsoft warez. (NT)  No More Microsoft Software Ever! | 07/12/09
RE: When you see Chrome OS think business model  Ceridan | 07/10/09
Google evil?  DanaBlankenhorn ZDNet Moderator | 07/10/09
Agreed...  ShadowGIATL | 07/10/09
ChromeOS will "grow up" Linux on the desktop  TriangleDoor | 07/10/09
If they stick to the same system as most Linux distros do,  hkommedal | 07/13/09
Actually...  ShadowGIATL | 07/14/09
RE: When you see Chrome OS think Linux instead  Boot_Agnostic | 07/10/09
Oh please  CobraA1 | 07/10/09
So why is the system slow?  prof123 | 07/10/09
Not just Windows, I'm afraid..  daftkey | 07/10/09
Google Netbook  kk444 | 07/10/09
What simply baffles me...  omdguy | 07/10/09
Re; you have no business writing tech articles . . .  hkommedal | 07/13/09
Google, the nicest company on earth?  crazydanr@... | 07/10/09
Interesting, but...  DanaBlankenhorn ZDNet Moderator | 07/10/09
True  crazydanr@... | 07/10/09
Umm...  ShadowGIATL | 07/10/09
Do you do...  Kromaethius | 07/11/09
Do you...  ShadowGIATL | 07/12/09
Or tracking 'Return Reply Cards' since 1970! Nothin' new here! (NT)  No More Microsoft Software Ever! | 07/12/09
Re; folks have been doing since the birth of Doubleclick . .  hkommedal | 07/13/09
Re; for advertisers. . . Yes it is for advertisers.  hkommedal | 07/13/09
Privacy dehanced  dogbreath1 | 07/10/09
Privacy? What do you mean?  DanaBlankenhorn ZDNet Moderator | 07/10/09
If the only purpose...  ShadowGIATL | 07/10/09
I would recommend...  Kromaethius | 07/11/09
I would reccomend..  daftkey | 07/12/09
Um....  ShadowGIATL | 07/12/09
LOL..  daftkey | 07/12/09
And might I recommend.  ShadowGIATL | 07/12/09
Re; serve ads targeted at me . . .  hkommedal | 07/13/09
Ok....  ShadowGIATL | 07/13/09
Re; I'm sorry, you can't win me over on this issue.  hkommedal | 07/13/09
Ah...  ShadowGIATL | 07/14/09
RE: When you see Chrome OS think business model  ShadowGIATL | 07/10/09
Sorry...  Kromaethius | 07/11/09
And yet...  daftkey | 07/12/09
Interesting...  ShadowGIATL | 07/12/09
Gotcha back!  daftkey | 07/12/09
And I got you back too!  eqpc | 07/12/09
Well, you caught one..  daftkey | 07/13/09
It may seem like we are all doomed.  hkommedal | 07/13/09
Ah...  ShadowGIATL | 07/13/09
Re; Alas, punctuation and fragmented sentences.  hkommedal | 07/13/09
Re; can be had for free. AVG, Avast!  hkommedal | 07/13/09
Actually...  ShadowGIATL | 07/13/09
RE: When you see Chrome OS think business model  step69 | 07/10/09
Money for a registry cleaner? anti viral? malware protection?  laxmanb | 07/11/09
Re; no one I know even uses a registry cleaner.  hkommedal | 07/13/09
Excellent blog Dana  LiquidLearner | 07/11/09
Thanks for adding so much value to our discussion..  daftkey | 07/11/09
Now, now...  ShadowGIATL | 07/12/09
I'm a cat.  Tynach | 07/13/09
Dr. Suess?  ShadowGIATL | 07/13/09
I think I know now who nicked MY vintage socks. (nt)  hkommedal | 07/13/09
If Google do this right  Alan Smithie | 07/12/09
'Cept that Google DOES it right. It don't DO it right. (NT)  No More Microsoft Software Ever! | 07/12/09
Let's debate fantasies  tonymcs@... | 07/12/09
Vaporware is not valid until 1 year after announcement & still nonexistant.  No More Microsoft Software Ever! | 07/12/09
business model?, where?.  magallanes | 07/13/09
"Thin clients" already exist  BitSmacker | 07/13/09
I have stated many times...  ShadowGIATL | 07/14/09
RE: When you see Chrome OS think business model  zdnet-gregc | 07/13/09
Will Google be dumping?  pwatson | 07/13/09
I welcome a good business model  cole.parker | 07/13/09
What Do REAL People Buy for their PC?  usr001 | 07/13/09
RE: When you see Chrome OS think business model  pasta2u | 07/14/09

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