[ALUG] Fwd: [NOC] Windows XP support ends in April

Wed Apr 9 23:26:52 EAT 2014

I wonder how seriously this will affect those guys who are using
counterfeit Win Xp and were already disabling updates anyway..?

Should we say that it is like telling gate crashers at a party that they
are changing the guards at the entrance...;-)

Regards

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Ismail

On 9 April 2014 16:43, Miku, E. Cornelius <miku at habari.co.tz> wrote:

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