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Spellchecker?
Since when has IE had an integrated spell checker?

As I sit here using Win XP SP1 (it's a corporate machine) with IE 6.0.2800.1106xpsp2.030422-1633 (heavens, that's more like a licence key than a version number!) and type into the "Body:" text box, guess what? No spell checker!

Think I'll go back to Firefox now ... I like tabbed browsing.

Incidentally, you didn't respond to ab12's question, which is why do MS keep changing the interface, making upgrades a pain? I use XP with the "Classic" interface, make life so much simpler. I can't stand the ugly primary colour scheme of XP default. When I go home to OS X it seems so beautifully clean and elegant - it's nice just to look at.

The other question asked is why MS keep piling on new features when old ones either don't work properly or are very badly implemented. Try numbering in Word for an example of a seriously crappy implementation.

The main penetration of XP has been from new computer sales, not from customers choosing to upgrade. Even corporations who have paid for XP licences are staying on older versions. What does that tell you about consumer perceptions of MS and Windows? What does that tell you about the onerous cost of an XP upgrade?

Incidentally, XP is the most expensive PC OS, making MS a tidy 80% nett profit. Not a bad little earner, eh?
Posted by: Fred Fredrickson   Posted on: 04/13/04 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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Maybe they need to...  Atlant | 04/12/04
i agree  ab12 | 04/12/04
stop changing the interface?  OvenMitt | 04/13/04
Spellchecker?  Fred Fredrickson | 04/13/04
Just imagine how thrilled ...  Laff | 04/12/04
What really scares Dollar Bill is that they paid and still don't use XP  oldskool | 04/12/04
Simple solution..  d_jedi | 04/13/04
I agree wholeheartedly....  Monkey_MCSE | 04/12/04
PC's should be like copiers  ITGuy04 | 04/12/04
yup  ab12 | 04/12/04
Could the greate MS Lockdown (activation) be the real cause here?  KeithRisler | 04/12/04
no one really cares  V Sanders | 04/12/04
Most people are the one's who care  BSCpEUSF | 04/12/04
Huh?  d_jedi | 04/13/04
*Cough*  random1739 | 04/18/04
That's a big "if" there...  Michael Kelly | 04/12/04
Not an if for corporate users..  d_jedi | 04/13/04
but....  NemesisNL | 04/13/04
Huh?  d_jedi | 04/13/04
You obviously do not do any network or security planning!  oldskool | 04/12/04
Oh, I forgot to mention the network cost of "phone home"  oldskool | 04/12/04
You 4got to mention...  Nullifidian | 04/12/04
Why would I do that?  ITGuy04 | 04/12/04
RE: why  CO_TechGuy | 04/12/04
You still pay twice.  ITGuy04 | 04/12/04
You are incorrect  CO_TechGuy | 04/12/04
ITGuy04  ShadeTree | 04/12/04
To your second point  CO_TechGuy | 04/12/04
ShadeTree  ITGuy04 | 04/12/04
$50 OEM is way low  ITGuy04 | 04/12/04
ITGuy04 once again  ShadeTree | 04/12/04
Shadetree, you broke the OEM contract and lied too!  oldskool | 04/12/04
oldschool  ShadeTree | 04/12/04
To oldschool: why ho-OS not cheaper  Ardian Daka | 04/12/04
oldskool  CO_TechGuy | 04/12/04
CO_TechGuy - corporate L6 requires prior lic. on HW  oldskool | 04/12/04
But MS "needs" the Marketshare numbers.  Rick_K | 04/12/04
thats a good thought and all  Monkey_MCSE | 04/12/04
U dont' know what your talking about  dogfoamatmouth | 04/12/04
You must have missed the point of the article  oldskool | 04/13/04
Actually most people do care  voska | 04/12/04
Some sure do!  Cardinal_Bill | 04/12/04
And don't even think about changing your NIC config  oldskool | 04/12/04
No, because ...  Ardian Daka | 04/12/04
Hillarious  ShadeTree | 04/12/04
Be careful  ITGuy04 | 04/12/04
What you should of said...  ShadeTree | 04/12/04
No system builder...  ITGuy04 | 04/12/04
You just don't get it.  ShadeTree | 04/12/04
Enterprise Wintendo Doesn't Have Activation  Chad_z | 04/12/04
Hobbyist?  DarbyOhara | 04/12/04
I'm paid to experiment with technology  voska | 04/13/04
The Thing That MS Keeps Missing ...  coffeenite | 04/12/04
{cough} because it is crud {cough}  Xunil_Sierutuf | 04/12/04
Zone Alarm?  bmonster | 04/12/04
Don't knock it  Taz_z | 04/12/04
NO, go with Zone Alarm.  doe_z | 04/12/04
A little more can't hurt.  doe_z | 04/12/04
Office comp  PA-ITGuy | 04/12/04
Through all the Talk  BSCpEUSF | 04/12/04
Please explain why HW firewall is better than SW firewall?  oldskool | 04/12/04
the hardware firewall  V Sanders | 04/12/04
That's policy not implementation SW can do this too  oldskool | 04/12/04
Pulled Zone Alarm out  AbsolutelyNot | 04/12/04
It's WAY too helpful  Takalok | 04/12/04
you right  V Sanders | 04/12/04
Actually  PA-ITGuy | 04/12/04
You hit one of my major sore spots with XP  vferrara | 04/12/04
can turn that off too  V Sanders | 04/12/04
Re: You hit one of my major sore spots with XP  random1739 | 04/18/04
Right click  ShadeTree | 04/12/04
There is a classic mode...  mds_z | 04/13/04
RE: Its WAY too helpful  jrichins | 04/13/04
We actually downgrade to 2000...  mattisking | 04/12/04
same here  PA-ITGuy | 04/12/04
I would agree  V Sanders | 04/12/04
Strange  toadlife | 04/12/04
Simple Fact  wcollig | 04/13/04
MS should consider itself lucky.  Taz_z | 04/12/04
Actually most companies do  voska | 04/12/04
I never buy the warranty  V Sanders | 04/12/04
I get warranty on optical drives  voska | 04/12/04
even a monopoly needs to keep its customers!  oldskool | 04/12/04
What do they expect  tslocum7 | 04/12/04
Problem is customers refuse to use latest MS OS products  oldskool | 04/12/04
this is true  V Sanders | 04/12/04
Why?  Update victim | 04/12/04
M$---Keep it Simple Stupid (K.I.S.S.)  drichards1953 | 04/12/04
hmmm  eLurker | 04/12/04
He's made it clear he isn't a lawyer...  mds_z | 04/13/04
you are *so* wrong  eLurker | 04/13/04
If it ain't broke...  PA-ITGuy | 04/12/04
Microsoft For Nothing (parody that says it all)  DragonBRockin | 04/12/04
Funny the first time...  ShadeTree | 04/12/04
We don't want it  Arrg | 04/12/04
Simple - Dump Dell  ITGuy04 | 04/12/04
Wrong again.  ShadeTree | 04/12/04
What we would really like to do  Arrg | 04/12/04
Try Gateway!  ShadeTree | 04/12/04
Just suggested it to my director  Arrg | 04/12/04
In the scenario I suggested...  ShadeTree | 04/12/04
or Dell, or IBM, or HP, or just about any other major OEM  CO_TechGuy | 04/12/04
Wrong again, ShadeTree  ITGuy04 | 04/12/04
Once again.  ShadeTree | 04/12/04
Last I checked  ITGuy04 | 04/12/04
Not backpedaling.  ShadeTree | 04/12/04
You Are Too.  ITGuy04 | 04/12/04
Close but not correct.  ShadeTree | 04/12/04
The Last Word  ShadeTree | 04/12/04
hit the nail on the head  Hanover Phist | 04/12/04
Many people DON'T LIKE XP ...  George Mitchell | 04/12/04
what else to do?  V Sanders | 04/12/04
I was thinking to many choices  V Sanders | 04/12/04
someone just reminded me  V Sanders | 04/13/04
Why bother with M$ at all?  ITGuy04 | 04/12/04
says a lot about linux don't it  V Sanders | 04/12/04
Nope  IT_User | 04/12/04
I think is actually says more about  mlindl | 04/15/04
Maybe India or China need XP  Thrifty Tech | 04/12/04
XP/YS, etc. does not matter any more....  michael-t | 04/12/04
Sexy GUI?  ITGuy04 | 04/12/04
On the corperate desktop, it competes with 2000 Pro  jfrankcarr | 04/12/04
who would buy something and not install it???  V Sanders | 04/12/04
Licensing customers  CO_TechGuy | 04/12/04
Forgot to mention SUPPORT, as well (NT)  CO_TechGuy | 04/12/04
Afraid of change  Pucky_Penn | 04/12/04
It doesn't cost you to not use XP  voska | 04/12/04
Except the money you DID pay for the XP license.  Zogg | 04/12/04
you missed his point entirely - duh!  CO_TechGuy | 04/12/04
You spin more than Maytag, Whirlpool, & GE combined!  oldskool | 04/12/04
What color is the sky on the planet your on.  ShadeTree | 04/12/04
MS needs to check the color of the sky my friend!  oldskool | 04/12/04
oldskool.  ShadeTree | 04/13/04
what?  CO_TechGuy | 04/12/04
The point is monopolists are not allowed to abuse customers  oldskool | 04/12/04
ok...  CO_TechGuy | 04/13/04
That's not recoverable  IT_User | 04/12/04
If a company owns a Win2K license, it costs to buy a PC with another licens  oldskool | 04/12/04
Your scenario only works if...  ShadeTree | 04/12/04
I've been feeling this pain lately  Arrg | 04/12/04
L6 strategy came after the lawsuits, next time it will be in it  oldskool | 04/12/04
Dell offers Desktop with no OS  ShadeTree | 04/12/04
Interesting  CO_TechGuy | 04/12/04
spoke too soon  CO_TechGuy | 04/12/04
hhmm going to look at that stuff!  Arrg | 04/12/04
Sorry but,  Update victim | 04/26/06
Wait till they see sales of ShortHorn ... XP will look great in comparison  Plain Logic | 04/12/04
XP Vs 2000 pro  djohanson | 04/12/04
Excellent point on companies avoiding newest kernel  oldskool | 04/12/04
maybe because they are tired of microsoft upgrades..  M_c | 04/12/04
DUH!  TerryC_z | 04/12/04
Who upgrades a toaster?  Anton Philidor | 04/12/04
Why upgrade if you still use the old tool ... ?  oldskool | 04/12/04
XP adoption  Gorunza | 04/13/04
WOW! Reverse Pirating, andd M$ is unhappy. (NT)  Update victim | 04/26/06

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