From: "Robert Comer" 

> what they are thinking is if they can get a modem user up to the latest
> service pack, the remaining patches aren't too painful as a download.

Good point.

>What
> they are missing is that modem users have DSL users for friends and it's
> cheaper to let them download an ISO and burn their own CD than it is to
ship
> one to them.

Not to mention us guys at work, I'd rather have an up to date patch CD to
update PC's with, rather than sucking up my bandwidth...

> There are also probably a number of modem users who would download an ISO
> and burn their own CD as opposed to having to run windows update every
time
> they reinstall. A 600mb download one time is better than windows update
> every time they reinstall. (don't forget many people reinstall to deal
with
> spyware and virus now a days).

I started downloading iso's long before I was a broadband user. (it took a
long time, but with unlimited dial-up ISP it was worth it.

- Bob Comer


"Geo."  wrote in message
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> "Robert Comer"  wrote in message
> news:40376ce1$1{at}w3.nls.net...
>
> > That would be nice.  I don't know how they could think that something 6
> > months old is even worth it these days.
>
> what they are thinking is if they can get a modem user up to the latest
> service pack, the remaining patches aren't too painful as a download. What
> they are missing is that modem users have DSL users for friends and it's
> cheaper to let them download an ISO and burn their own CD than it is to
ship
> one to them.
>
> There are also probably a number of modem users who would download an ISO
> and burn their own CD as opposed to having to run windows update every
time
> they reinstall. A 600mb download one time is better than windows update
> every time they reinstall. (don't forget many people reinstall to deal
with
> spyware and virus now a days).
>
> Geo.
>
>

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