Microsoft pressures testers after software leak
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| Beares apologized for having to punish all MPVs with the name
| "Richard" by withholding the CTP, and said if the person who
| posted the release "comes clean," he may "have some discretion
| as to what actions I take."
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http://news.yahoo.com/s/infoworld/20070413/tc_infoworld/87649
Related:
Microsoft restrains site offering Vista SP1 patches
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| Microsoft's legal team has issued a cease and desist order to a
| website hosting a number of patches that the site claimed would
| be released with Vista service pack 1a (Vista SP1).
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| Since when has Microsoft worked closely with customers? I guess
| they are just referring to their review process when they begin
| testing updates. Then how did they miss the recent ANI flaw for
| over two years, even they don?t have the answer to that.
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http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:%20/2007/04/07/microsoft-restrains-site-offering-vista-sp1-patches/
http://tinyurl.com/2pp5k7
So essentially, customers are not allowed the fix the many flaws that exist,
e.g.:
[Bug:] Vista has a bad open file dialog box [with screenshots]
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| For some reason it seems the shell or explorer does not update the address
| bar and the right panel.
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http://cacheyourcash.blogspot.com/2007/04/vista-has-bad-open-file-dialog-box.html
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