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The last 15 days saw a lot of drama around the windows xp service pack 3. Dates were announced for the release and then they were changed. The reason cited by microsoft was a compatibility issue with one of its retail chain management softwares. But to me it all looks like a play. This is my conspiracy theory.

Microsoft wants user feedback before they officially release the service pack. So they release versions on torrent networks and also puts them in their servers for anyone to download. Now bloggers pick it up and give extensive coverage to the news. Users download stuff and reports errors and bugs. What an innovative way to get user feed back before officially releasing the pack.

Microsofts official spokesperson said that they are not responsible for any damage caused due to installation of service packs obtained from third party sources.