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to: Robert Comer
from: Rich
date: 2003-01-29 08:55:52
subject: Re: Rant against MS

From: "Rich" 

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   From below, that installs are from CD and that the products are copy =
protected.  His full rant probably contains more.

Rich

  "Robert Comer"  wrote in message =
news:3e378a2a$1{at}w3.nls.net...
  What false premise?

  - Bob Comer


    "Rich"  wrote in message news:3e378899$1{at}w3.nls.net...
       The first problem with George's rant is that it is based on a =
false premise.

    Rich

      "Antti Kurenniemi" 
wrote in message =
news:3e3762ee{at}w3.nls.net...
      That really sounds likea a good idea. Unfortunately I think it =
will probably
      never happen :-(


      Antti Kurenniemi

      "Geo."  wrote in message =
news:3e374ea7{at}w3.nls.net...
      > yes I read all about it. It occurs to me that a big part of the
      > problem with how they are dealing with this problem is
      > actually related to copy protection. One of the things that
      > causes all these unpatched machines to continuously be
      > available is that people are always doing new
      > installs/re-installs for whatever reasons. They are forced
      > to use the original CD which of course contains unpatched
      > code, then apply service pack and lord knows how many
      > hot fixes.[snip]


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   From
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are from CD=20
and that the products are copy protected.  His full rant probably
= contains=20
more.
 
Rich
 
"Robert Comer" <bobcomer{at}mindspring.com>">mailto:bobcomer{at}mindspring.com">bobcomer{at}mindspring.com> = wrote in=20 message news:3e378a2a$1{at}w3.nls.net... What false premise? - Bob Comer
"Rich" <{at}> wrote in message news:3e378899$1{at}w3.nls.net... The first problem with = George's=20 rant is that it is based on a false premise. Rich "Antti Kurenniemi" <Antti_Kurenniemi{at}hotmail.com=">mailto:Antti_Kurenniemi{at}hotmail.com">Antti_Kurenniemi{at}hotmail.com= >=20 wrote in message news:3e3762ee{at}w3.nls.net...Th= at=20 really sounds likea a good idea. Unfortunately I think it will=20 probablynever happen :-(Antti = Kurenniemi"Geo."=20 <georger{at}nls.net>">mailto:georger{at}nls.net">georger{at}nls.net> = wrote in=20 message news:3e374ea7{at}w3.nls.net...>= =20 yes I read all about it. It occurs to me that a big part of = the>=20 problem with how they are dealing with this problem is> = actually=20 related to copy protection. One of the things that> causes = all=20 these unpatched machines to continuously be> available is = that=20 people are always doing new> installs/re-installs for = whatever=20 reasons. They are forced> to use the original CD which of = course=20 contains unpatched> code, then apply service pack and lord = knows=20 how many> hot=20 fixes.[snip]= ------=_NextPart_000_0077_01C2C774.3AB947B0-- --- BBBS/NT v4.01 Flag-4
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