Re: SP2 - Why bother?

Tech-Archive recommends: Repair Windows Errors & Optimize Windows Performance

From: Gary (nobody_at_thisserver.com)
Date: 12/05/04 

Date: Sun, 5 Dec 2004 14:53:32 +1000

Computers and cars are products, consumable items. One of them can actually
produce some fun, the other is a huge pain in the ass.

If software was written correctly, you wouldn't need to defrag, install
hotfixes or Service packs.
Service packs and Hotfixes are avoiding a 'total recall' in the analogy of
motor vehicle. These are all patches to fix errors. Does your PC go faster
as a result of these patches....no, do your applications go
faster....no.........improvements to applications.....try another vendor eg
IE vs mozilla/Firefox la la la.
When people write code and sales push delivery for a product to be released,
you will always have errors caused by compromise. It's a matter of balance
on how much income is derived from the least amount of effort, and how much
the customer can afford to take the risk of accepting a compromise.
Windows has never been perfect, nor will it ever be. Consumers are so fed up
with the current Windows, they can't wait for an improvement to come out,
hence so much anticipation when a new OS is released. Enterprise couldn't
care less about new releases, they are struggling to keep up with the old OS
and fixes for that!

If patches are delivered, it means 'gee, we really did a good job at fixing
that problem' and we are the good guys for giving it away for free and the
world will be a better place. Pfffft. Blow the other horn.

"David H. Lipman" <DLipman~nospam~@Verizon.Net> wrote in message
news:eMrw86k2EHA.3000@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
> You don't get it.
>
> An automobile -- a mechanical system
> A computer -- a computing system
>
> To maintain your auto you change the oil, put air in the tires, etc, etc.
> To maintain a computing platform you install HotFixes and Service Packs,
run disk
> defragmenters, etc, etc.
>
> It is as simple as that.
>
> Dave
>
>
>
> "Kingerzville" <Kingerzville@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:F3ADD544-6734-4AE5-9C9C-D4A556E616A1@microsoft.com...
> | Not a great reply...two totally different things.
> |
> | Win 2000 was the first OS MS actually had close to being right. Compare
that
> | to a nice Volvo (nothing flashy...but stable, reliable, runs well, low
> | maintenance). XP comes out flashy but with huge security issues and MS
> | decides to force users to "upgrade" to what has been proven to be
inferior
> | software. That's not an oil change, that's getting screwed by a used car
> | salesman in a plaid sport coat.
> |
> | "S.Sengupta" wrote:
> |
> | > Great reply.:o)
> | >
> | > regards,
> | > ssg MS-MVP
> | >
> | > David H. Lipman wrote:
> | >
> | > > Automobile oil change -- Why bother ?
> | > >
> | > > Dave
> | > >
> | > >
> |
>
>

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