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:Windows XO: A Detailed Microsoft XP Video Dissection
Windows XO: A Detailed Microsoft XP Video Dissection
Jul 28, 2008, 15 :30 UTC (2 Talkback[s]) (5217 reads)

(Other stories by Jon Camfield)

"Not mentioned in the video of course is the dire need for security software -- anti-virus, anti-spyware, anti-malware, anti-phishing and so on that's suddenly very important if you're releasing XP+IE machines to people who haven't developed a callous shell of cynicism and doubt when approached by Nigerian 419 scams, "Your computer is infected" flashing malware banner ads, and the like.

"By the time you load all of this up, the low-power computer will slow to a barely-usable crawl. MS Defender may help against some of those; but we're back to adding cruft and cost when we look at anti-virus vendors."

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If the XO, with the Sugar UI and GNU/Lin ...   It isn't supposed to work.   
cjm
Jul 29, 2008, 13:22:56
 
Nicholas Nigroponte exploited Linux and  ...   The OLPC is doomed...   
GreyGeek
Jul 29, 2008, 19:33:55
 
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