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FYI…
- http://news.com.com/2102-1032_3-5378366.ht…g=st.util.print
September 23, 2004
"…
What's new:
People using older versions of Windows can't get an important security update to the Internet Explorer browser without paying for an XP upgrade.
Bottom line:
Microsoft's policy could drive XP upgrades, but it also risks alienating Web surfers and prompting them to turn to free alternatives such as Firefox.
…Microsoft affirmed that its recent security improvements to IE would be made available only to XP users."We do not have plans to deliver Windows XP SP2 enhancements for Windows 2000 or other older versions of Windows," the company said in a statement. "The most secure version of Windows today is Windows XP with SP2. We recommend that customers upgrade to XP and SP2 as quickly as possible"…
Of Microsoft's approximately 390 million operating system installations around the world, Windows XP Pro constitutes 26.1 percent, Windows XP Home 24.7 percent, IDC said. The remaining 49.2 percent is composed of Windows 2000 Professional (17.5 percent), Windows 98 (14.9 percent), Windows Me (6.5 percent), Windows 95 (5.4 percent), and Windows NT Workstation (4.9 percent). Those 49.2 percent of Windows users are left out in the cold when it comes to significant updates to IE and other software…"
- http://news.com.com/2102-1032_3-5378366.ht…g=st.util.print
September 23, 2004
"…
What's new:
People using older versions of Windows can't get an important security update to the Internet Explorer browser without paying for an XP upgrade.
Bottom line:
Microsoft's policy could drive XP upgrades, but it also risks alienating Web surfers and prompting them to turn to free alternatives such as Firefox.
…Microsoft affirmed that its recent security improvements to IE would be made available only to XP users."We do not have plans to deliver Windows XP SP2 enhancements for Windows 2000 or other older versions of Windows," the company said in a statement. "The most secure version of Windows today is Windows XP with SP2. We recommend that customers upgrade to XP and SP2 as quickly as possible"…
Of Microsoft's approximately 390 million operating system installations around the world, Windows XP Pro constitutes 26.1 percent, Windows XP Home 24.7 percent, IDC said. The remaining 49.2 percent is composed of Windows 2000 Professional (17.5 percent), Windows 98 (14.9 percent), Windows Me (6.5 percent), Windows 95 (5.4 percent), and Windows NT Workstation (4.9 percent). Those 49.2 percent of Windows users are left out in the cold when it comes to significant updates to IE and other software…"