Faith No More

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Faith No More
Tim Mullen, 2004-02-02

Microsoft can end the scourge of e-mail viruses by ending its support for old software, and the clueless users who refuse to upgrade.

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Kudos (2 replies)

SRP in Windows XP would have stopped MyDoom 2004-02-04
colinbo

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Anonymous (1 replies)

It's about time... 2004-02-05
Matthew Murphy (1 replies)

It's about time... 2004-02-08
Anonymous

Off The Mark... 2004-02-02
Anonymous (4 replies)

Off The Mark... 2004-02-02
Anonymous

Off The Mark... 2004-02-02
Jim (hi tim!)

Off The Mark... 2004-02-04
Greg

Off The Mark... 2004-02-09
Anonymous

The real fix for this is: everyone who wants to use a PC at home or at work must have a Computer Science degree... that should fix every thing (yeah right). The next step is to force everyone to upgrade on a yearly basis, and because hardware requirements will also need to be upgraded, then the fix is a new PC (great idea, should help the PC businesses out in what has been a tough economy). So, anyone who doesn't have a BS in CS, and doesn't have the money to afford yearly OS and PC upgrades, well they are just SOL...

Now to my real opinion, this artical is tripe! A lot of the comments I've read so far are tripe! But for all that, I would really love to see MS move in this direction, force people to shell out more money on a yearly basis to support their monopoly...that should go over real well with everyone. Quite frankly, this kind of move would bolster the "competition" MacOSX, Linux, BSD...

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Anonymous (1 replies)

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Chris Caydes (1 replies)

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Anonymous

Nice article but... 2004-02-02
Anonymous (1 replies)

Nice article but... 2004-02-03
Anonymous

Build a better OS, and I will buy it... 2004-02-02
Unca Xitron (5 replies)

Be a better sysadmin and you would... 2004-02-03
Anonymous (1 replies)

Interesting, vitriolic response... 2004-02-05
Unca Xitron

Great article 2004-02-03
Anonymous

Build a better OS, and I will buy it... 2004-02-03
Anonymous

Build a better OS, and I will buy it... 2004-02-03
Anonymous (1 replies)

Build a better OS, and I will buy it... 2004-02-05
Echox

Build a better OS, and I will buy it... 2004-02-03
Anonymous (1 replies)

Education is the key 2004-02-05
Dan (1 replies)

Education is NOT the key 2004-02-13
Anonymous

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Anonymous (1 replies)

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Andres Alla

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Anonymous (3 replies)

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Anonymous

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Anonymous (1 replies)

try again 2004-02-03
OOOoook

PEBKAS 2004-02-03
Anonymous

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Who is clueless?!? (1 replies)

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Jeff

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Paul

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Ant

Well done in securing bigger profits for MS 2004-02-03
Anonymous

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Kevin

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Anonymous

Hell yeah!!! 2004-02-03
Anonymous

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Peter (1 replies)

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Anonymous

hilarious 2004-02-03
Anonymous

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Anonymous

Imagination 2004-02-03
Anonymous

Good enough? 2004-02-03
Anonymous

Faith No More - Common Sense Isn't Common 2004-02-03
Anonymous (1 replies)

Faith No More - Common Sense Isn't Common 2004-02-04
Anonymous

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Anonymous

Faith No More (MS should be held accountable) 2004-02-03
Anonymous (2 replies)

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Anonymous

Faith No More (MS "IS" accountable) 2004-02-04
Jeff

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Anonymous

Faith? Blind anyhow 2004-02-03
Techie

Clueless Commentator 2004-02-03
Anonymous

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Anonymous

Hilarious ! 2004-02-03
Jake

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Anonymous

Written by a child? Or paid advert from MS? 2004-02-03
Mike Healan (1 replies)

Written by a child? Or paid advert from MS? 2004-02-05
Anonymous (2 replies)

Written by a child? Or paid advert from MS? 2004-02-06
Jon G.

Written by a child? Or paid advert from MS? 2004-02-08
Anonymous

Nothing but Microsoft FUD here... Move along 2004-02-03
John the Kiwi (3 replies)

Can't agree more... 2004-02-04
Anonymous

Nothing but Microsoft FUD here... Move along 2004-02-04
Anonymous (1 replies)

Flawed Facts + Flawed Logic = Flawed Conclusion 2004-02-05
Anonymous

Nothing but Microsoft FUD here... Move along 2004-02-05
Anonymous

Why was mydoom so sucsessful? 2004-02-03
Anonymous (4 replies)

Why was mydoom so sucsessful? 2004-02-04
Anonymous

Why was mydoom so sucsessful? 2004-02-04
Anonymous (3 replies)

Why was mydoom so sucsessful? 2004-02-04
John the Kiwi

Why was mydoom so sucsessful? 2004-02-05
Anonymous

Why was mydoom so sucsessful? 2004-02-05
Anonymous (1 replies)

Multi Layers is the Key 2004-02-06
Mato Lek

Why was mydoom so sucsessful? 2004-02-05
Frank B.

SPAM, that's why 2004-02-05
Anonymous

Old OS's/software stink, but... 2004-02-04
Anonymous

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User point of view (?)

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Smiorgan

When did MS start paying you?? 2004-02-04
Anonymous

Clearly ending support is the best way to get users that don't care to upgrade! 2004-02-04
Anonymous

Forced Patches 2004-02-04
Anonymous

Crappy Code 2004-02-04
Anonymous

Who's responsibility is security? 2004-02-04
Answer Within...

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<mtrahara@rcn.com>

Tim Works for Microsoft....it even says so right here... 2004-02-04
Anonymous

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Anonymous

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Anonymous

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Anonymous

Spelling Error! 2004-02-05
Robert

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Anonymous

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Thilo

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AICS

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Mark Brabson

What 's you're problem!? 2004-02-05
Anonymous

Faith No More: Is this person serious? 2004-02-05
BoBH

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blacklight (1 replies)

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microsoft it to blaim: is too! 2004-02-06
hcs

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Anonymous

I still use windows 98... 2004-02-08
Anonymous

For all you wondering why Tim seems to have such controversial opinions 2004-02-09
Anonymous (1 replies)

For all you wondering why Tim seems to have such controversial opinions 2004-02-12
Anonymous

Hardware requirements 2004-02-09
Anonymous

Remarkable 2004-02-09
Jeff H (a different one from the previous Jeff)

YEAH UP GRADE YOU CHEAP BASTARDS 2004-02-11
Anonymous

This guy is MS lobbyist in disguise 2004-02-11
Anonymous

Joe Sixpack: "Look, I paid $1500 for this thing..." 2004-02-11
Penguinisto

Once bitten, twice sny 2004-02-13
Art Marriott

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