[jaws-uk] Re: End of support for Windows 98, Windows Me, and Windows XP Service Pack 1

  • From: "George Bell" <george@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <jaws-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Thu, 31 Aug 2006 11:27:56 +0100

Hi Tiddy,

XP SP1 actually came out in December 2001, so will have run
in 5 year life cycle at the end of this year.

SP2 is a free download, or a minimal charge for a CD.  In
fact, many computer magazine produced cover disks with SP2
on them.

In terms of support, most XP users are entitled to two free
support calls, a fact that I have been grateful for on many
occasions.

However, the REAL support is more of a software developer
issue, as well as supporting commercial enterprises who have
many PCs.  There comes a point where it is uneconomical for
Microsoft and indeed many 3rd party support organisations to
provide even paid for support.

George.

-----Original Message-----
From: jaws-uk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:jaws-uk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of TIDDYogg
Sent: 31 August 2006 07:56
To: jaws-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [jaws-uk] Re: End of support for Windows 98,
Windows Me, and Windows XP Service Pack 1

George, I take your point, and ask, what support does anyone
get anyway?  But XP SP1 must only be about 3 years old.  I
remember there was such an outcry when they tried this trick
with Win 95 that it was delayed a long time.  Let's hope
this happens again.  Win 95/98 are far easier to play with
than XP.


George Bell wrote:
> Hi Wendy,
>
> I'm sorry to say this, but progress is progress, whether
we like it or=20
> not.
>
> We've had to TV changes from 405 to 625 lines where those
of us with=20
> TVs had to scrap our sets.
>
> We will have to do that again very soon when they go fully
to digital=20
> TV.
>
> We cannot buy leaded petrol any more, so those of us
driving olders=20
> cars have had to adapt them to lead free petrol.
>
> And I can't even smoke on a train or plane any more.
>
> So why should software and operating system be exempt from
progress?
>
> How many DOS users are left?
>
> How many Windows 3.1 users are left?
>
> Then we have 95, 98, and Millennium users.
>
> Windows NT of various flavours.
>
> I speak from the software developers' point of view.  Some
things you=20
> all want, just cannot be done on older hardware.
> I'm afraid the majority consumer drives the market these
days.  And=20
> sadly, all too many are left behind.
>
> George.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: jaws-uk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:jaws-uk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Wendy
Sharpe
> Sent: 30 August 2006 22:57
> To: jaws-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [jaws-uk] Re: End of support for Windows 98,
Windows Me, and=20
> Windows XP Service Pack 1
>
> George
>
> Thanks for that, and I have looked at the page.  I don't
know about=20
> anyone else, but I think it is unacceptable to stop
supporting older=20
> versions of Windows.  From the page I have just read, it
looks as if=20
> all they are thinking about is people at work.  I am sure
there must=20
> be lots of people all over the world who are still
successfully using=20
> the older versions and, perhaps for financial reasons,
have not chosen=20
> to upgrade.  New software can cost quite a lot of money,
and many=20
> people don't have the cash to spare.  If Microsoft think
that everyone=20
> in the world is going to upgrade to their new all singing
all dancing=20
> product, they have got another think coming.  Maybe I
should not talk=20
> like this about a company, but even those of us who can
afford to=20
> change get a bit fed up with constantly having to do so.
If you have=20
> XP service pack 1 it is free to upgrade to service pack 2,
but that is=20
> about the only thing that is free.  What do others think?
I don't=20
> suppose there is much that we can do about it, but we can
at least=20
> have a moan.
>
> Wendy
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