Is XP Dead?

ZIPPER · Post by **ZIPPER** » Fri Feb 08, 2008 2:44 pm

Post by **miftah** » Sat Feb 09, 2008 7:08 am

SP3 has been in development since before Vista was launched if my memory serves me correctly. And if they weren't writing service packs for two different systems, I imagine either of them would have gotten here quicker. I'm definitely looking forward to the XP pack, but I'm a little hesitant because this version of XP is the most stable build of Windows I've ever worked on. It'll suck if SP3 drops and abandons the OS in a state of disarray. I'd normally wonder how something in development for two years could really get botched, but then there's Vista.

And PS: Every time I try to read a column by Ina Fried, I spend half of the time trying to make something funny out of his name and half of the time looking at his banner header. He really freaks me out!

bugfreezer · Post by **bugfreezer** » Sat Feb 09, 2008 10:25 pm

miftah wrote:And PS: Every time I try to read a column by Ina Fried, I spend half of the time trying to make something funny out of his name and half of the time looking at his banner header. He really freaks me out!

If you read the fine print, Ina, like Joan Rocco (SSI, anyone?) is no longer a he. Ina was fka Ian.

bugfreezer · Post by **bugfreezer** » Sat Feb 09, 2008 10:33 pm

miftah wrote:I'm definitely looking forward to the XP pack, but I'm a little hesitant because this version of XP is the most stable build of Windows I've ever worked on. It'll suck if SP3 drops and abandons the OS in a state of disarray. I'd normally wonder how something in development for two years could really get botched, but then there's Vista.

I'm sweating that one too - I wonder if you can lock out the SP3 update if they hose it up like you can lock out IE7. Since my shop has no intentions of running IE7 or Vista (the former because it does not play nice with our radiology imaging software, and the latter because it is a resource pig), if M$ hoses up SP3, you can be sure we will avoid loading that pooch.

Post by **miftah** » Mon Feb 11, 2008 9:00 am

bugfreezer wrote:
miftah wrote:And PS: Every time I try to read a column by Ina Fried, I spend half of the time trying to make something funny out of his name and half of the time looking at his banner header. He really freaks me out!
If you read the fine print, Ina, like Joan Rocco (SSI, anyone?) is no longer a he. Ina was fka Ian.

Least. Convincing. Transvestite. Ever.

bugfreezer · Post by **bugfreezer** » Mon Feb 11, 2008 11:43 am

Naah, Ina went at least partway - I saw a vid of Ina interviewing Bill Gates.

Post by **bio** » Mon Feb 11, 2008 5:58 pm

miftah wrote:Least. Convincing. Transvestite. Ever.

Which reminds me of another quote from the SSI days (as Joan Rocco was doing some training in a mini-skirt and had a slight "wardrobe malfunction" in front of the class).

"Hey lady... you dick fell out"

- Mark Harris

Post by **miftah** » Tue Feb 12, 2008 10:33 am

bugfreezer wrote:Naah, Ina went at least partway - I saw a vid of Ina interviewing Bill Gates.

I've now resolved both of my diverging Ina distractions and have officially renamed her/him Ima Fraid.