In comp.os.linux.advocacy, Roy Schestowitz
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wrote
on Wed, 12 Jul 2006 13:03:26 +0100
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> __/ [ Linonut ] on Wednesday 12 July 2006 12:13 \__
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>> After takin' a swig o' grog, nessuno@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx belched out this
>> bit o' wisdom:
>>
>>> Quote:
>>> -----------
>>> Microsoft Corp.'s customers will never again face as long a wait
>>> between new versions of Windows software as they're enduring now, chief
>>> executive Steve Ballmer vowed Tuesday. Meanwhile, Chairman Bill Gates
>>> said the company's much-delayed Vista operating system is likely -
>>> but not guaranteed - to reach the market by January.
>>> ------------
>>> End quote
>>>
>>>
> http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20060711.gtvista2jul11/BNStory/Technology/?page=rss&id=RTGAM.20060711.gtvista2jul11
>>
>> What, instead of straining like Catherine the Great to emit one big
>> turd, Microsoft will instead dribble out rabbit pellet releases?
>
>
> *LOL* More like a dog (Vista). Do you know the way they pee like half a dozen
> times throughout a single walk around the block?
Mmm...gives a whole new meaning to the term "vaporware". :-)
>
>
>> "Schadler said Microsoft could make good on Ballmer's pledge to
>> shorten new Windows version wait times by making more incremental
>> improvements than the company has promised in Vista."
>>
>> The move does make sense, though. Or does it? Maybe Microsoft should
>> just consider a feature freeze, and ...
>>
>> DELIVER BUG FIXES AND STABILITY
>
>
> I hope security is a subset of what you call "BUG FIXES".
It's a tradeoff, presumably -- will they fix this annoyance and
keep this customer, or go after new revenue?
Ugly decision either way.
> Without security, Windows will lose its place on the
> Internet. It's already wreaking havoc and things get worse
> by the day as computing capacity rises and bandwidth
> likewise. Hardware requirement serve as a deterrent to
> upgrades (including critical patches). Have you heard of
> any patches from Microsoft recently that were not severe,
> or at least involve risk of hijacking?
>
> By the way, the Linux kernel will have a bugfix cycle
> as well. Morton and Torvalds both agreed on that. It's
> more of a cleanup which improves support for very old
> (often overly antiquated) hardware.
But still useful. :-)
>
> Best wishes,
>
> Roy
>
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