Re: [newbie] MS does something intelligent!

2004-05-11 Thread rikona
Hello JoeHill, Tuesday, May 11, 2004, 2:29:24 PM, you wrote: J> On Tue, 11 May 2004 11:10:24 -0700 J> rikona disseminated the following: >> R> yes we can :-) >> >> R> http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1105_2-5209896.html >> >> >> Yep - main benefit to M$ is probably tracking down more pirates. J> .

Re: [newbie] MS does something intelligent!

2004-05-11 Thread PM
On Wed, 2004-05-12 at 00:28, JoeHill wrote: > On Tue, 11 May 2004 18:23:02 +0200 > Ronald disseminated the following: > > > > Well, we can dream, can't we?! LOL! > > > > yes we can :-) > > > > http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1105_2-5209896.html > The register (as usual) reports with a few sensible

Re: [newbie] MS does something intelligent!

2004-05-11 Thread JoeHill
On Tue, 11 May 2004 11:10:24 -0700 rikona disseminated the following: > R> yes we can :-) > > R> http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1105_2-5209896.html > > > Yep - main benefit to M$ is probably tracking down more pirates. ...who will then download MDK :-D -- JoeHill RLU #282046 / www.orderinchaos.

Re: [newbie] MS does something intelligent!

2004-05-11 Thread JoeHill
On Tue, 11 May 2004 18:23:02 +0200 Ronald disseminated the following: > > Well, we can dream, can't we?! LOL! > > yes we can :-) > > http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1105_2-5209896.html Well, I must say I'm used to contradictory, even pathologically, statements from MS, but... "Excluding pirated cop

Re: [newbie] MS does something intelligent!

2004-05-11 Thread rikona
Hello Ronald, Tuesday, May 11, 2004, 9:23:02 AM, you wrote: R> -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- R> Hash: SHA1 R> Op maandag 10 mei 2004 19:22, schreef JoeHill: >> Well, we can dream, can't we?! LOL! R> yes we can :-) R> http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1105_2-5209896.html Yep - main benefit to M

Re: [newbie] MS does something intelligent!

2004-05-11 Thread Ronald
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Op maandag 10 mei 2004 19:22, schreef JoeHill: > Well, we can dream, can't we?! LOL! yes we can :-) http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1105_2-5209896.html ronald - -- Registered Linux User 163597 -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.2.4 (GNU/Li

Re: [newbie] MS does something intelligent!

2004-05-11 Thread frankieh
frankieh wrote: FYI, SCO's stock price has dropped below the $6 dollar price. SCO have also closed their Poland office. See: http://www.sco.pl/ for am insight to the future. Sorry, I meant to say that SCO stock has dropped below the $5 dollar mark, not $6.. http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=SCOX its

Re: [newbie] MS does something intelligent!

2004-05-11 Thread frankieh
rikona wrote: Hello JoeHill, Monday, May 10, 2004, 10:22:33 AM, you wrote: J> "Microsoft's increasing concern over information security has J> translated into its decision to bite the bullet and make its J> upcoming SP2 (Service Pack 2) security patch available to all users J> - including those

Re: [newbie] MS does something intelligent!

2004-05-10 Thread rikona
Hello JoeHill, Monday, May 10, 2004, 10:22:33 AM, you wrote: J> "Microsoft's increasing concern over information security has J> translated into its decision to bite the bullet and make its J> upcoming SP2 (Service Pack 2) security patch available to all users J> - including those using pirated c

Re: [newbie] MS does something intelligent!

2004-05-10 Thread robin
Lanman wrote: JoeHill wrote: Stop the presses! "Microsoft's increasing concern over information security has translated into its decision to bite the bullet and make its upcoming SP2 (Service Pack 2) security patch available to all users - including those using pirated copies of its Windows XP

[newbie] MS does something intelligent!

2004-05-10 Thread JoeHill
Stop the presses! "Microsoft's increasing concern over information security has translated into its decision to bite the bullet and make its upcoming SP2 (Service Pack 2) security patch available to all users - including those using pirated copies of its Windows XP software." Link: http://compu