Re: Why the Windows XP Internet Games are not working

From: Nobody (nobody_at_nowhere.com)
Date: 04/19/04 

Date: Mon, 19 Apr 2004 13:26:21 -0400

We all know where the general problem is. It's been pretty clearly
confirmed that it's their servers. Suspicion was that is was the updates,
but other have confirmed the same problems and have not applied the updates
in question.

I'm sure I could have resolved the issue by now. Every time I roll out a
new application or system changes I have a rollback plan. I can also tell
you that they should be running something like this on some form of cluster,
in which case a hardware failure could be taken offline in short order.

I'm assuming you are not technical, since you don't seem to be aware of the
basics.

As for M$ responding here, I would think it would cost them relatively
little to have someone monitor these groups. They created them after all.
It would probably be good for them in the long run. If they explained
situations like this it would result in a good bit of goodwill.

Remember, the people complaining about these games are not talking about
general zone games. This is not an application from Windows 98 or 2000.
These are apps that shipped with a current version of Windows. They have
left a part of their current OS broken for days with no explanation.

"E McCann" <love.nodotshere.myquadra@mad.scientist.com> wrote in message
news:%234a1oUbJEHA.4052@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> So you not only know what the problem is, but where to go and what to do
to
> fix it?
>
> Send them a resume.
>
> As far as a response here, they call this community support (instead of MS
> support, or paid support) for a reason. While you're going to see an
actual
> MS person on (rare) occasion, normally it's user to user.
>
>
> "Nobody" <nobody@nowhere.com> wrote in message
> news:cXAgc.736$si3.2544@news.abs.net...
> > Face it. Micro$oft makes much more money off of the advertising on the
> > zone. They probably took this down in order to force people to use the
> zone
> > instead. After all, the problem has been widely reported for about 3-4
> days
> > now.
> >
> > So the scenario is:
> >
> > 1. Microsoft is unable to fix simple problems with services they
provide,
> > or
> >
> > 2. Microsoft is willing to simply cancel services they provide and
> disable
> > parts of their systems without notice or recourse.
> >
> > In either case, think hard before you sign up for ANY micro$oft service.
> > Pressure anybody you do business with NOT to use Passport as an
> > authorization mechanism. Do NOT use a Microsoft photo service or music
> > service. At any point they may have you hostage and decide to cut your
> > service to force you into something more expensive.
> >
> > The silence from Micro$oft here is deafening. It's their own
application,
> > their own servers, their own public groups, and they have not said a
word.
> >
> > I invite a response from Micro$oft. Since they've failed to respond
thus
> > far, we can see clearly where they stand.
> >
> >
> >
>
>
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