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[News] [Rival] Windows XP, Vista, Office, XBox Have Reliability Issues, Fixes Slow to Come

  • Subject: [News] [Rival] Windows XP, Vista, Office, XBox Have Reliability Issues, Fixes Slow to Come
  • From: Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Fri, 27 Jun 2008 19:31:22 +0100
  • Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.advocacy
  • User-agent: KNode/0.10.4
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Microsoft update "could" fix Windows XP SP3 problems

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| A month ago, problems were reported in connection with Windows XP Service 
| Pack 3. 
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http://www.heise.de/english/newsticker/news/110111

Microsoft posts Vista SP1 reliability patches

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| Microsoft Corp. yesterday released a reliability update for Windows Vista 
| Service Pack 1 (SP1) that fixes several bugs in the OS update, including one 
| that threw off errors when users tried to run large applications, such as 
| Microsoft's own Excel 2007 and Windows Media Player.   
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http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9103458

Even Microsoft software won't work properly on Windows. Low standards, as
usual. 

Critics: Microsoft Slow with Fixes

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| Microsoft Corp was criticized on Tuesday for being slow to resolve problems 
| in the technical documentation it was required to provide to rival software 
| makers as part of its 2001 antitrust settlement.  
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http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Enterprise-Apps/Critics-Microsoft-Slow-With-Fixes/

Mac Office 2008 Update Includes More Than A Dozen Fixes

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| In Excel, reliability is improved when chart data is updated, and there's 
| also a fix for a bug that prevented Excel from calculating formulas when 
| workbooks are opened.  
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http://www.informationweek.com/news/software/enterpriseapps/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=208800847

Microsoft rolls out XBLA DRM fix

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| One of the major complaints leveled at Microsoft over its Xbox Live online 
| platform is the strict digital rights management attached to Live Arcade 
| games.  
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http://uk.gamespot.com/news/6193066.html

Microsoft 'quality'. Watch and envy.


Recent:

Microsoft’s credibility turning to junk while Linux revenue grows

http://tech.blorge.com/Structure%20/2008/04/10/microsofts-credibility-turning-to-junk-while-linux-revenue-grows/
http://tinyurl.com/5fojkd


Microsoft Plummets, Retail Falls While Beauty Gains in CoreBrand 2007 Brand
Power Rankings

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| The annual "CoreBrand Brand Power 100" Branding Index(R) of 1,200 US
| corporations ranks Coca-Cola Company and Johnson & Johnson at #1 and #2
| respectively, unchanged since 2004. Meanwhile, Microsoft's corporate brand
| declined in stunning fashion over the past four years, falling from 11 in
| 2004 to 59 in 2007 Microsoft, a decline of 48 places!    
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http://www.marketwire.com/mw/release.do?id=834308


Microsoft’s Terrible Xbox 360 DRM

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| DRM is just terrible and so is Microsoft for ignoring this huge flaw. If you 
| call their support center and mention this to them, they’ll tell you there is 
| nothing that they can do.  
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http://jefferson.wordpress.com/2007/07/15/microsofts-terrible-xbox-360-drm/
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