Re: [News] [Rival] Bug Found in Excel, Exchange, SQL Server 2008, Windows SBSB, Windows Mobile
____/ [H]omer on Thursday 06 March 2008 03:19 : \____
> Roy Schestowitz wrote:
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>> Microsoft officially 425 years behind the times
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>> | It's not just Excel and Exchange that ignore the Gregorian
>> | calendar. The Reg has also confirmed that SQL Server 2008, Windows
>> | Small Business Server, and Windows Mobile are ignorant as well.
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>> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/03/04/sql_server_hit_by_leap_year_bug/
>
> What a mess:
>
> [quote]
> Meanwhile, another Reg reader said that his Windows Mobile device is
> living 27 years in the future. "My iPAQ with Windows Mobile 2003 went
> haywire after midnight on 29th Feb as it suddenly decided that it was
> 1st March 2035," said Steve Kellett. "It then reminded me of 27 years
> worth of overdue appointments. It took me two soft resets with
> accompanying date changes before it finally came back from the future."
> [quote]
>
> Gah! The vole is utterly incompetent, and it's products are broken toys.
>
> Add "time" to the ever growing list of things that the Vole breaks;
> corrupts; or just simply doesn't understand. Idiots.
Maybe the marketing wasn't enough to hide this. Gotta pay Om Malik, Michael
Arrington and other sellouts some more "people-ready" vouchers to have their
readers brainwashed.
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