Another good reason (before SP2 anyway) is that if you install XP and then proceed to connect to the internet, you'll immediately get a virus. You have to install a security update first which can be saved just for this situation, otherwise, how do you get the update before getting the virus (you cannot).

C makes it easy to shoot yourself in the foot. C++ makes it harder, but when you do, you blow your whole leg off.

 -- Bjarne Stroustrup

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