Why is XPSP3 being RTM'ed?

why bother RTM'ing XPSP3 at all, if manufacturers can only sell it with a
new computer for another couple of months?

Is this a hint at MS prolonging XP's shelf life yet again? Not that I
think that that would be a bad thing.

Let's hear your opinions.

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I expect that MS will likely extend XP's OEM life cycle again. In any case I
guess if OEMs buy up copies of XP prior to the deadline, I would think they can
still install them on new computers.

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"kurttrail" <dontemailme@anywhereintheknownuniverse.org> wrote in message
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> why bother RTM'ing XPSP3 at all, if manufacturers can only sell it with a
> new computer for another couple of months?
>
> Is this a hint at MS prolonging XP's shelf life yet again? Not that I
> think that that would be a bad thing.
>
> Let's hear your opinions.
>
> --
> Peace!
> Kurt
> Former Self-anointed Moderator
> microscum.pubic.windowsexp.gonorrhea
> "Produkt-Aktivierung macht frei!"
>

kurttrail wrote:
> why bother RTM'ing XPSP3 at all, if manufacturers can only sell it
> with a new computer for another couple of months?
>
> Is this a hint at MS prolonging XP's shelf life yet again? Not that I
> think that that would be a bad thing.
>
> Let's hear your opinions.

You worry about things you shouldn't.

They can manufacture a helluva lotta PCs in the next 60 days! G-d knows
there will be a demand for them.

kurttrail wrote:
> why bother RTM'ing XPSP3 at all, if manufacturers can only sell it with a
> new computer for another couple of months?
>
> Is this a hint at MS prolonging XP's shelf life yet again? Not that I
> think that that would be a bad thing.
>
> Let's hear your opinions.

relic wrote:

> kurttrail wrote:
>> why bother RTM'ing XPSP3 at all, if manufacturers can only sell it with
>> a new computer for another couple of months?
>>
>> Is this a hint at MS prolonging XP's shelf life yet again? Not that I
>> think that that would be a bad thing.
>>
>> Let's hear your opinions.
>
> You worry

Am I worried? I thought I was just asking some questions. Silly me!

> about things you shouldn't.

Such as?

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PA Bear [MS MVP] wrote:

> They can manufacture a helluva lotta PCs in the next 60 days! G-d knows
> there will be a demand for them.

LOL! I know I'd be choosing XPSP3 over Vista, were I in the market for a
new OEM-made computer over the next couple of months.

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"kurttrail" <dontemailme@anywhereintheknownuniverse.org> wrote in message
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> why bother RTM'ing XPSP3 at all, if manufacturers can only sell it with a
> new computer for another couple of months?
>
> Is this a hint at MS prolonging XP's shelf life yet again? Not that I
> think that that would be a bad thing.
>
> Let's hear your opinions.
>
> --
> Peace!
> Kurt
> Former Self-anointed Moderator
> microscum.pubic.windowsexp.gonorrhea
> "Produkt-Aktivierung macht frei!"
>

kurttrail wrote:
> why bother RTM'ing XPSP3 at all, if manufacturers can only sell it with a
> new computer for another couple of months?
>
> Is this a hint at MS prolonging XP's shelf life yet again? Not that I
> think that that would be a bad thing.
>
> Let's hear your opinions.
>
I can think of one good reason. SP3 tidies up a whole bunch of updates
in one big (very big) lump.

XP shelf life can go on and on. It's the MS support that will eventually
end.

Bill
(who won't upgrade to Vista until he needs a new computer)

I've had that thought, Kurt. Still, has Microsoft ever needed really good
reasons for some of the decisions they have made?

Maybe they're doing it as a favor to those customers who will be forced to
buy Vista machines after June 30, but who will have downgrade rights to XP?

Alan

"kurttrail" <dontemailme@anywhereintheknownuniverse.org> wrote in message
news:2V8Pj.12019$NF4.3835@fe78.usenetserver.com...
> why bother RTM'ing XPSP3 at all, if manufacturers can only sell it with a
> new computer for another couple of months?
>
> Is this a hint at MS prolonging XP's shelf life yet again? Not that I
> think that that would be a bad thing.
>
> Let's hear your opinions.
>
> --
> Peace!
> Kurt
> Former Self-anointed Moderator
> microscum.pubic.windowsexp.gonorrhea
> "Produkt-Aktivierung macht frei!"
>

XP is about at the end of its life-cycle with microsoft,with SP3 being the
last
big update,they probably are in no rush to release the final
version.Prolonging
has nothing to do with it,xp is a dead-duck with MS OS (almost),why rush it
with SP3......

"kurttrail" wrote:

> why bother RTM'ing XPSP3 at all, if manufacturers can only sell it with a
> new computer for another couple of months?
>
> Is this a hint at MS prolonging XP's shelf life yet again? Not that I
> think that that would be a bad thing.
>
> Let's hear your opinions.
>
> --
> Peace!
> Kurt
> Former Self-anointed Moderator
> microscum.pubic.windowsexp.gonorrhea
> "Produkt-Aktivierung macht frei!"
>
>