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10.08.04, 02:30
WinXP SP2 prompts buy AMD, not Intel call
A SENIOR editor at news.com told the INQUIRER today that buying an Intel
system now threatens your computer's security.
David Berlind, executive editor at news.com, said: "SP2 makes all
Intel systems obsolete from a security perspective until late Q4. It's like
buying a car without airbags a few months before all cars have airbags".
Microsoft Windows XP SP2 takes advantage of the so-called NX flag in 64-bit
AMD systems, which offers more protection against viruses, as we reported
from CeBIT earlier this year.
Intel is also offering support for the NX flag setting later this year.
Berlind asked the INQ: "So, what's best for your readers? Letting them buy
obsolete systems, or protecting their investment buy. Telling them to either
hold off on for a few months if they want intel, or, if they need a system
now, go with AMD?"
Berlind said as much in a blog on the ZD Net site, entitled Cancel all non-
AMD system buys, and which you can find here. µ
blogs.zdnet.com/index.php?p=283