http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/3681 Independent Tech News and Product Reviews from former VP and head of CNET.com and Longtime Computer Shopper Columnist, Alice Hill author of the popular "Hard Edge" column. Originally named AliceandBill.com. Wed, 03 Dec 2008 03:46:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.4 http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/3681#comment-81732 Mon, 30 Oct 2006 16:47:02 +0000 http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/3681#comment-81732 [...] The iPod had its 5th birthday earlier this week, but there’s another 5th birthday as well. This week, Windows XP turns five. And despite its maligned image, especially security-wise. there’s no denying it was a major step up from Windows NT, 2000 and 98 / Me. For a child, one’s fifth birthday is an exciting time, full of precious moments and limitless promise. For an operating system, coming up to one’s fifth birthday is a different matter entirely. By the time they reach this milestone, most operating systems have long since been retired or replaced by the Next Big Thing, often an updated version of themselves. For Windows XP, which is celebrating its fifth birthday this week, the big question is this: why has it taken so long for Microsoft to come up with a successor? Source: Ars Technica [...] […] The iPod had its 5th birthday earlier this week, but there’s another 5th birthday as well. This week, Windows XP turns five. And despite its maligned image, especially security-wise. there’s no denying it was a major step up from Windows NT, 2000 and 98 / Me. For a child, one’s fifth birthday is an exciting time, full of precious moments and limitless promise. For an operating system, coming up to one’s fifth birthday is a different matter entirely. By the time they reach this milestone, most operating systems have long since been retired or replaced by the Next Big Thing, often an updated version of themselves. For Windows XP, which is celebrating its fifth birthday this week, the big question is this: why has it taken so long for Microsoft to come up with a successor? Source: Ars Technica […]

]]> http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/3681#comment-81089 Tue, 24 Oct 2006 03:43:33 +0000 http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/3681#comment-81089 [...] Michael Santo of RealTechNews writes: [...] […] Michael Santo of RealTechNews writes: […]

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