Re: XP has no significant bugs that any significant number of users want fixed




"Guy Macon" <_see.web.page_@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Charles Schuler wrote:
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>>And when Linux becomes as popular, the virus writers will go after that OS
>>and bring it to it's knees. Damned unfortunate that some folks can't
>>understand that the biggest kid is the target.
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> Actually, the kid who has the most servers is the target. Taking down
> some grandma isn't nearly as appealing as taking down eBay, Amazon.com,
> or Google.

Yes, that is true. Are they all running Windows?


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