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Re:Microsoft Issues WanaCrypt Patch for Windows 8, XP by jackvalentine on Saturday May 13, 2017 @11:13AM (#14331370)
Aren't the vast majority of Windows revenues from new PC sales and volume licensing?

Both would continue if Windows was "perfect" feature-wise and only security updates were provided going forward.

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Re:Microsoft Issues WanaCrypt Patch for Windows 8, XP by dom0 on Saturday May 13, 2017 @12:18PM (#14331677)
> if Windows was "perfect" feature-wise and only security updates were provided going forward.

Therefore the kernel is secure, assuming spherical cows are used in the bubble memory of the return stack.

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