I just re-installed my licensed copy of Time Matters so I could close out my old files. I figured I might as well run the most up-to-date version, but when I visited the Time Matters website to look for the patches and updates, lo and behold, they have disappeared!

Even completely free software offers patches and upgrades! What do you get for your $500+ copy of bad software? A guarantee that you will be spending the same amount for software just as bad in the near future.

If you have been steadfastly holding on to Windows XP (and really, who could blame you?), you have probably been looking forward to the promised Service Pack 3, which will bring some of Vista’s polish to the venerable XP, as well as tidy up the old OS generally.

Download it via Windows Update today.

Windows XP SP3 now available | Engadget

Edit: Links to the update here, since it won’t hit Windows Update for a day or two, at least.