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"Computer makers are heavily dependent on Microsoft for software updates which are provided on a weekly or semiweekly basis."

Huh? What OEM does updates??? Just installed a brand new Dell for a client. First thing to do was get on line and install the updates. Dell had nothing to do with it.
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What are they talking about?  No_Ax_to_Grind | 10/30/03
the spooky part  Bill4 | 10/30/03
the spooky part  stephen732@... | 10/30/03
At least they don't cost $129...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 10/30/03
Wrong again  dscherf | 10/30/03
Gee, that's not what their web site says.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 10/30/03
Grind your ax somewhere else  MarcB_z | 10/30/03
And Mac watch says they are critical.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 10/30/03
Duh, Gee  g_ludlow | 10/30/03
I just want to secure it, not update it.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 10/30/03
ZDnet is cutting you off  g_ludlow | 10/30/03
WinXP  FreeBSD | 10/30/03
Well, what DOES their web site say....  Jose Jimenez | 10/30/03
Read the article, no patch available without..  No_Ax_to_Grind | 10/30/03
You mean THIS article?  Jose Jimenez | 10/30/03
By the way, AXE...  Jose Jimenez | 10/30/03
Apple's web site says nothing  dscherf | 10/30/03
link?  Ardian Daka | 10/30/03
To Adaka  dscherf | 10/30/03
Pretty lame, Ardian......  Jose Jimenez | 10/30/03
followup - thread cut  Ardian Daka | 10/30/03
RE: Adaka followup  dscherf | 10/30/03
dscherf followup  Ardian Daka | 10/30/03
adaka followup redux  dscherf | 10/30/03
Please Don, post a link  bgoss@... | 10/30/03
Apple's web site DOES say something  dscherf | 10/31/03
different jump  tic swayback | 10/31/03
You MUST be..  FreeBSD | 10/30/03
Of course it's Bit (alias Don Rupert)  bgoss@... | 10/30/03
Re: M$ licenses and their cost  rett@... | 10/31/03
Another M$ dork shilling  NoB$ | 11/01/03
Compatibility!  WhoIsDaMan | 10/30/03
Huh?  No_Ax_to_Grind | 10/30/03
RTFP  gsteup | 10/30/03
Simply not true.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 10/30/03
DFTT  gsteup | 10/30/03
So much for your EXTREME lengths bitty  NoB$ | 10/30/03
and what is this  lmaxwell | 10/30/03
Huh?  tic swayback | 10/31/03
what?  lmaxwell | 11/01/03
It starts again  NoB$ | 10/30/03
Another good quote  Anton Philidor | 10/30/03
Definitely need to read more.  NoB$ | 11/01/03
Ahh.  vdraken | 10/30/03
and what?  lmaxwell | 10/30/03
Innovation  Bill4 | 10/30/03
not exactly  stephen732@... | 10/30/03
Re: not exactly  Martin Marvinski | 10/30/03
Crappy new Talkback Interface  WhoIsDaMan | 10/30/03
Re: Crappy new Talkback Interface  Martin Marvinski | 10/30/03
But you can make sad faces!  Enton Eller | 10/30/03
What really ticks me off...  Cardinal_Bill | 10/30/03
Euro-peons...STOP IT!!!  Mike Cox | 10/30/03
Don't we wish they could!  IT_User | 10/30/03
you do not know what your talking about,  pierce_z | 10/30/03
Re: you do not know what your talking about,  Martin Marvinski | 10/30/03
What do you expect ...  Ardian Daka | 10/30/03
Beneficial  tic swayback | 10/31/03
you do not know what your talking about,  pierce_z | 10/30/03
nope  lmaxwell | 10/30/03
Poor Jay  Mickser_z | 10/31/03
Re: Your Pilgrimage  rett@... | 10/31/03
talk about a invasion of privacy  lmaxwell | 10/30/03
Criminals often lose rights  tic swayback | 10/31/03
RE : Criminals often lose rights  lmaxwell | 11/01/03
All computers should come with no OS  boatelc | 10/30/03
re :  lmaxwell | 10/30/03
RE: All computers should come with no OS  Iain_Peters | 10/31/03
Tivo?  lmaxwell | 11/01/03
Re: Computers with no OS  rett@... | 10/31/03
Says you. Fortunately you are the minority.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 10/31/03
Just another M$ shill  NoB$ | 11/01/03
Very lame, adorka  NoB$ | 11/01/03

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