Bob Thompson said:
The Inquirer reports that Microsoft may release WinXP SP1 sooner than expected, possibly as soon as the end of this month. As was the case with Win2000 SP1, the first SP is going to be huge, perhaps 120 MB. It sounds like there are a lot of bugs to be fixed.
This isn’t entirely fair. SP1 does include a ton of bug fixes; if it didn’t, the screaming penguins would be complaining that MS doesn’t fix their bugs. However, as part of the Strategic Technology Protection Program (that’s “get secure, stay secure” to you & I), MS is including new security functionality as part of service packs. There are a wealth of new SP1 features, including some significant enhancements to the way IPsec works and rollups that result from the Windows division’s security push. Of course, SP1 also includes changes to the OS that are required by the consent degree in the Microsoft antitrust case. Bob was too polite to point this out.
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