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to: Joe Barr
from: Robert Comer
date: 2003-01-29 15:12:00
subject: Re: Rant against MS

From: "Robert Comer" 

It'd sure be nice if it could be solved somehow.  Same goes for any
software package -- fixes have gotten to be quite a burden when installing
new PC's.

- Bob Comer


"Joe Barr"  wrote in message
news:3e380e34$1{at}w3.nls.net...
>
> Good point about bandwidth.
>
> Maybe MS could put together a CD with just the XP kernel.  You know, the
> core stuff: IE, WMP, and all the EULAs.
>
>
>
>
>
> On Wed, 29 Jan 2003 12:08:18 +0000, Robert Comer wrote:
>
> > I don't think i'd agree with it being a false premise, at least for a
> > majority of us users out here -- products are on CD and the copy
> > protection is that activation crap and the product key.
> >
> > Anyway, i don't see what he is saying would work either, most people
don't
> > have the bandwidth to be downloading a CD everytime they want to do an
> > install...
> >
> > - Bob Comer
>

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