Author: Pete Galati
Date: 17:34:29 04/07/01
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On April 07, 2001 at 13:09:29, Paul wrote: >Hey ... I'm one of the FOG, remember?, I wouldn't dare pulling your leg! Ok ... >that's not totally true, I like to tease a little :), but in this case you can >check it for yourself overhere: > >http://www.zdnet.com/pcmag/stories/reviews/0,6755,2703127,00.html > >Micro$oft just released a 2nd beta of Whistler (I'm hearing the Good, the Bad & >the Ugly in my head now) henceforth to be known as XP. It's supposed to combine >the stability of 2k and the user friendlyness / multimedia capability of ME. I >think it's a good thing, but don't know much about it yet, and am afraid of the >system requirements etc. > >And the registration policy seems once again (eg. like Chessmaster's copy >protection) just to be annoying for the paying customers, whilst the illegal >copying crowds won't notice a thing of it. I wish the managers responsible would >think up a better solution than this. > >Paul Scary stuff. I wouldn't touch it with a 20 foot pole. What a worthless idea, I hope they don't make money on this one. Pete
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