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MS pulls XP update after it cripples internet connectively to 600,000 people
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ironically, the update was to address internet connectivity. It was apparently incompatible with popular AV products, extremely pathetic testing on their part.
http://abcnews.go.com/wire/Business/...0527_1293.html
Also interesting to note that this was not an update available by the auto-update service...only if you downloaded it on Friday before it was pulled. 600K people!
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Next thing will be that it erases your hard drive when you install an MP3 player.
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Originally posted by Severed Hand of Skywalker:
Next think will be that it erases your hard drive when you install an MP3 player.
Oh dont even start that... I lost mine because of iTunes 2.0, and Apple refused to do anything about it, even when the offered to send utilities to recover lost drives!
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Originally posted by OptimusG4:
Oh dont even start that... I lost mine because of iTunes 2.0
I think that was my point
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Originally posted by Severed Hand of Skywalker:
Next think will be that it erases your hard drive when you install an MP3 player.
There is a tear rolling down my face I'm laughing so hard!
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doesnt anyone wait before installing updates anymore? theres a million (err, 600,000) people willing to be your software test guinea pig.
wait and see what happens before you download. its easy. the 10.2.5 update would have ****ed with my powermac and its USB hub. i waited until 10.2.6 when that problem was fixed.
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I hope it hurts their stockprice
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So the usual thorough testing and elimination of bugs then? </sarcasm>
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MS released an update a few months back that caused XP to gradually slow to a crawl on some machines. It happened to me, luckily I was smart enough to look into things before I went formating, and was able to just uninstall the update.
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Originally posted by kmkkid:
MS released an update a few months back that caused XP to gradually slow to a crawl on some machines. It happened to me, luckily I was smart enough to look into things before I went formating, and was able to just uninstall the update.
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Aren't lots of people reporting a memory leak in 10.1.6 that slows the system. Apple doesn't allow you to uninstal an update.
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Originally posted by Severed Hand of Skywalker:
Aren't lots of people reporting a memory leak in 10.1.6 that slows the system. Apple doesn't allow you to uninstal an update.
10.2.6?
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Originally posted by Severed Hand of Skywalker:
Apple doesn't allow you to uninstal an update.
Yeah, thats dumb.
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Originally posted by christ:
10.2.6?
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600,000!!! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
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Originally posted by Severed Hand of Skywalker:
Aren't lots of people reporting a memory leak in 10.1.6 that slows the system. Apple doesn't allow you to uninstal an update.
I wish they would allow uninstalling updates. I remember seeing a downgrader at 4OSX.com that would uninstall developer releases, it's too bad Apple couldn't implement this somehow for consumers.
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