Re: SP3 and HP/AMD Computers

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Shenan Stanley wrote:
Alias wrote:
You'll never convince the MS fanboys that MS *ever* makes a mistake.
They're acting like HP is some small mom and pop outfit that MS has
never heard of. The TRUTH is that MS throws out software for the
paying customer to test and then, and only then, they will put out
a fix. For instance, Vista was NOT ready for the public and won't
be until there's an SP2. Meanwhile, MS gets millions to test it for
free and to top it off, they PAY MS to test it.

You're right; it's criminal.

Fed up? Check out Ubuntu at www.ubuntu.com/. It's free and comes
with access to over 23,000 free programs.

What can be done with Ubuntu?
<snip>

Or switch to a Macintosh. Any flavor of Linux you want (that's all Ubuntu is). Run whatever. Doesn't really matter.

Did Microsoft screw up in this case - I don't see it - all they could do in this case is hope for due-diligence from the OEMs that had the betas of the service packs, etc.

Has Microsoft screwed up in the past? Yep. Will they screw up in the future? Likely.

As for Vista being 'ready' - some would disagree with it not being ready now - some would say it won't ever be ready. *shrug* I personally could care less.

I run Vista Ultimate SP1 on one virtual machine and one physical machine. I run Windows XP SP3 on 7 personal/work machines that i use almost daily. I run Ubuntu on one physical and two virtual machines. I run Redhat on one physical machine and SUSE on a virtual machine. I also have a Macintosh with OS X on it (that's where two of the VMs are.

Each their own - all have their advantages and disadvantages. A Windows OS wins for general daily use and interaction with others because it is out there in larger numbers so being able to get what you want while using a Windows machine is usually less of a chore. As for updates and such - I have yet to see an OS that is in use not have them.

Everyone has their own opinion - I say the OEM dropped the ball on this one.


I'd say both MS and HP dropped the ball. MS has heard of HP, right? They know that HP is selling *their* operating system, right? Fact is that MS releases software to be tested by paying customers who don't even know they're testing it and that ain't right.

Alias
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