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The MS line is....
--"We're encouraging our organizational customers--government, education, corporations--to start testing and to deploy the service pack as quickly as possible," said Barry Goffe, a group manager in Microsoft's Windows client unit. But, he added, "there are application compatibility consequences and we want to make sure customers are aware of those within their environment before they upgrade."--

Translation:
You have applications that SP2 will break. We're giving the developers of your apps 4 months to make their stuff work with SP2 before we do you howler monkey style.
Posted by: Letophoro   Posted on: 08/11/04 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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After 4 months it will be a "forced" upgrade? Interesting..  Xunil_Sierutuf | 08/11/04
forced? you exagerate...  ryusen | 08/11/04
"Forced" upgrade?  d_jedi | 08/11/04
He probably based it upon this.  Cardinal_Bill | 08/11/04
Yep, that's the line...  Xunil_Sierutuf | 08/12/04
Read more carefully..  d_jedi | 08/12/04
Did you see how SP2 nags the user about turning updates on?  Xunil_Sierutuf | 08/12/04
And most home users should  d_jedi | 08/12/04
Message has been deleted.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 08/12/04
(nt) Wow that's twice in two days..  d_jedi | 08/12/04
Re: (nt) Wow that's twice in two days..  tbbrickster_z | 08/13/04
i still don't see how it's forced...  ryusen | 08/12/04
Am I un supported  nucrash | 08/11/04
No kidding!  NonZealot | 08/11/04
After your first divorce, you'll be running to that source code!  Xunil_Sierutuf | 08/12/04
Look! It's Mike Cox playing the "dark side".  dharding | 08/12/04
wow... so NOT funny...  ryusen | 08/12/04
i guess sp2 is mostly features  V Sanders | 08/11/04
Without some compelling features, not much  Taz_z | 08/12/04
You guys are morons...  dharding | 08/12/04
OK dad, no need to be patronizing or rude  Taz_z | 08/12/04
how about only those released in a security patch  V Sanders | 08/12/04
Data execution protection  techboy_z | 08/12/04
Wrong  Qbt | 08/13/04
The MS line is....  Letophoro | 08/11/04
The Tool  Eggs Ackley_z | 08/12/04
I have to agree  V Sanders | 08/12/04
Already blocked  kray_z | 08/12/04
Hosed up m machine....  DarbyOhara | 08/12/04
Aha!  Xunil_Sierutuf | 08/12/04
Ghosted!  DarbyOhara | 08/12/04
would it be nice  V Sanders | 08/12/04
in the case of the firewall...  ryusen | 08/12/04
Firewall is not installed with SP2  GregSalts | 08/12/04
same net affect...  ryusen | 08/12/04
the firewall....  philash | 08/12/04
no problem then...  ryusen | 08/13/04
Competitive advantage  techboy_z | 08/12/04
Found one problem  IT_Critic | 08/13/04
Ordinary Jolene  da newbe | 08/22/04

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