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Why, Sure!
Why not skip over the most used OS and Browser in the corporate world.

More forced upgrades. You just gotta love this company.
Posted by: BitTwiddler   Posted on: 06/02/05 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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Why, Sure!  BitTwiddler | 06/02/05
Wrong conclusion.  ShadeTree | 06/02/05
Not a standard from what I've seen  voska | 06/02/05
Name one software company that...  ShadeTree | 06/03/05
Tow the M$ party line  DarthRidiculous | 06/02/05
Finished with the rant?  ShadeTree | 06/03/05
Price of entry?  Jay Cash | 06/03/05
Microsoft does not set standards.. It sets degrees of evilness.  Xunil_Sierutuf | 06/02/05
If the future is Linux, then what is today?(nt)  ShadeTree | 06/03/05
Right Conclusion  Squawkbox | 06/02/05
Everybody claims their new version is better ...  ShadeTree | 06/03/05
OK I Shade I won't just cause you said so  Squawkbox | 06/03/05
Ok...  Wolfie2K3 | 06/03/05
Do your self and me a favor wufwuf2k3.  Squawkbox | 06/03/05
You mean you didn't ...  ShadeTree | 06/03/05
Right conclusion - part 2  Fred Fredrickson | 06/05/05
Hmm...  thetargos | 06/02/05
MS will change their tune really quick if Firefox adoption on Win2000  DonnieBoy | 06/02/05
Windows 2000 and IE 7  ju1ce | 06/02/05
"Forced upgrades" only if a company cares about security.  Anton Philidor | 06/02/05
Tis a mistake IMHO  No_Ax_to_Grind | 06/02/05
Reason enough to jump browsers  nucrash | 06/02/05
LOL, you make it sound like MS cared in the past for it's users..  Xunil_Sierutuf | 06/02/05
You forget that MS will be desperate to get a critical mass of users to use  DonnieBoy | 06/02/05
That would be if Linux was worth migrating to  John Zern | 06/02/05
By what criteria?  IT_User | 06/02/05
They also care about corporate users.  DonnieBoy | 06/02/05
Says you  Linux User 147560 | 06/02/05
Any IT manager who decides to switch  mustangj36@... | 06/02/05
Its the porkies...  Fred Fredrickson | 06/05/05
Correct  John L. Ries | 06/02/05
No great loss  DarthRidiculous | 06/02/05
You hit the bullseye  alterego_z | 06/02/05
It's the old greedy "force you to upgrade" Microsoft tactic..  Xunil_Sierutuf | 06/02/05
Firefox, with 1/100 of the resources, and they have no problem with Win2000  DonnieBoy | 06/02/05
That is THE most important point to me:  Judas I. | 06/02/05
I imagine they have sever spagetti code problems as well.  DonnieBoy | 06/02/05
Microsoft's fundamental problem  gordon@... | 06/02/05
And Firefox IS innovated?  John Zern | 06/02/05
Except...  IT_User | 06/02/05
Yeah and it is the  Linux User 147560 | 06/02/05
If you wanted tabbed browsing...  Anton Philidor | 06/02/05
In other words  Linux User 147560 | 06/02/05
Better words.  Anton Philidor | 06/03/05
I'd say it was more they complacent  voska | 06/03/05
Nothing made by humans works perfectly.  Anton Philidor | 06/03/05
Anton  IT_User | 06/03/05
Now that you mention it...  Linux User 147560 | 06/04/05
Thanks for describing why a monopoly is anti-innovative!  CobraA1 | 06/04/05
No big surprise  IT Scion | 06/02/05
Product differentiation  Anton Philidor | 06/02/05
The other main reason to encourage upgrades...  Anton Philidor | 06/02/05
It must be very hard  michael_t | 06/02/05
A shrewd plan or a MS miscalculation?  the_fiddler_on_the_roof | 06/02/05
MS miscalculation  John L. Ries | 06/02/05
Gamble  IT_User | 06/03/05
Definitely a shrewd plan.  Anton Philidor | 06/02/05
How many...  John L. Ries | 06/03/05
How will IE 7 drive people away?  Anton Philidor | 06/03/05
Unfortunately, you're right  trlauer | 06/03/05
You make some good points.  Anton Philidor | 06/03/05
Pages not working in Firefox  pierrejvr | 06/07/05
I'm not so sure of that  voska | 06/03/05
Third party software for IE...  Anton Philidor | 06/03/05
Only problem I've seen with 3rd party stuff  voska | 06/03/05
Re: How many...  MepisLINUXuser | 06/05/05
Re: How many...  pierrejvr | 06/07/05
so ?  M_c | 06/02/05
really?  bluestreak_z | 06/02/05
Way too funny  Richard Flude | 06/02/05
Hey, if Sun can keep up with the Solaris flavors  FilledOut | 06/02/05
Seriously- IE doesn't work on my win2k now  maxo_z | 06/02/05
Good!  michael_t | 06/02/05
huh?  bluestreak_z | 06/05/05
It doesn't matter, I am happy with IE5.  pa2004 | 06/02/05
at lest you think so....  DarbyOhara | 06/03/05
Ahum,, png transparancies e.t.c  pj-xmesh | 06/02/05
want, want, want.  trm1945 | 06/02/05
2k is NT 5.0, XPlode is NT 5.1, WTF is the...  MepisLINUXuser | 06/02/05
Here is a conundrum, if you can't try IE7...  MepisLINUXuser | 06/02/05
And I remember the good ol' days when MS said...  HypnoToad | 06/02/05
Ummmm, no...  MepisLINUXuser | 06/02/05
Just one site of many...  MepisLINUXuser | 06/02/05
Who wants to bet Firefox won't run in Laghorn?  MepisLINUXuser | 06/02/05
It will run On Longhorn.  Anton Philidor | 06/02/05
If the lockout Firefox...  DarthRidiculous | 06/02/05
They don't have to lock out FireFox...  Anton Philidor | 06/03/05
Locking out MUCH easier  Jay Cash | 06/03/05
I dunno  Linux User 147560 | 06/02/05
From whom have they heard about Longhorn?  Anton Philidor | 06/03/05
Not from me...  Linux User 147560 | 06/03/05
Not upgrading to Longhorn.  Anton Philidor | 06/03/05
Answer  Linux User 147560 | 06/03/05
Easy is hard enough.  Anton Philidor | 06/03/05
RE: Easy is hard enough  Linux User 147560 | 06/03/05
RE: Easy is hard enough  Linux User 147560 | 06/03/05
Anyone using Longhorn is more likely to be whipping the dashboard  balsover | 06/03/05
This is what we have been saying!  Linux User 147560 | 06/03/05
New demands on the hardware.  Anton Philidor | 06/03/05
What does this mean?  IT_User | 06/03/05
It means  Jay Cash | 06/03/05
Another change in Longhorn(?)  Anton Philidor | 06/04/05
Anton I find it funny  Linux User 147560 | 06/04/05
Underlying assumptions  IT_User | 06/04/05
It means Microspy will accomplish what...  MepisLINUXuser | 06/05/05
The other main reason to encourage upgrades...  Anton Philidor | 06/02/05
GET A LIFE  LWEM | 06/03/05
Hard bargainers.  Anton Philidor | 06/03/05
Who's whining?  John L. Ries | 06/03/05
"Disinterest"?  Anton Philidor | 06/03/05
Oh dear  John L. Ries | 06/04/05
Active X for firefox  support@... | 06/03/05
Active X for Firefox is a really bad idea  balsover | 06/03/05
I think they died  nucrash | 06/03/05
Bah, drop your stupid ActiveX dependency.  CobraA1 | 06/04/05
M$ can take their OS and IE and stick it for all i care!  wessonjoe | 06/03/05
Who cares!  kmsilver | 06/03/05
I love the *cough* unbiased opinions  dodge_spirit | 06/03/05
RE: I love the *cough* unbiased opinions  Linux User 147560 | 06/03/05
whatever  CobraA1 | 06/04/05
I'm not complaining.  Immanuel Tranz-Mischen | 06/05/05
Find Software Off the shelf . . .  ebrke | 06/06/05
The smell of coffee...  Scrat | 06/03/05
Your point would be correct if...  Immanuel Tranz-Mischen | 06/05/05
" that is non-trivial to port back to Windows 2000"  CobraA1 | 06/04/05
But then again, you're not using the OS  FilledOut | 06/04/05
Not to worry!  Immanuel Tranz-Mischen | 06/05/05
Your point would be correct if...  Scrat | 06/06/05
oopsy on the previous post  bluestreak_z | 06/05/05

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