Rant!

[ChadMan]

C&Ped from post (Re: New Updates? WTF)

MS release software, and some people out there spend time trying to
discredit the company and the software.. MS release patches.. some people
out there again spend time trying to discredit the company and the
software.. MS release patches.. some people out there again spend time
trying to discredit the company and the software.. MS release patches..
some
people out there again spend time trying to discredit the company and the
software.. MS release patches.. some people out there again spend time
trying to discredit the company and the software..

Are you getting the picture yet?..

I just spent 1 hr. or updating my system "again"!

I have some sugestions for you Microsoft.

Could you make it so that your software calls home every day because you
don't trust me? Oh wait...you already do.

Hell, make it call home every 10 minutes. You never know what underhanded
thing I might have done in that short time! My bandwidth is not your problem
after all.

My time isn't your problem either (so you seem to think).

Could you make it so that I'm constantly nagged to update, then than nag me
every 15 minutes to restart my system, or restart it on it's own even if I
don't want to but happen to turn my back for a second (right at 14min
59sec), even though I'm in the middle of something really important? Oh
wait, you already did.

How about bloating your Operating system and making it so that it doesn't
play that well with other (competitors) software because you want to be the
"Be-all-to-end-all" in computing? Oh wait, you already did.

How about letting installed programs put "so many" (read Symantec) entries
into the registry that it would take a week to find them and remove all the
useless entries left over from an uninstalled program? Oh wait, you already
did.

How about making Oultook Express Rule system work sometimes? Works half the
time? That'd be cool! Oh wait, you already did.

Should I go on...?

How about making your tech support so unfriendly and expensive, no body in
their right mind would bother try call you? Oh wait, you already did.

I guess you really don't need a suggestion box!

Meanwhile, Ubuntu seems to be more responsive running on my boat-anchor HP
750 mhz p3 I salvaged, with 256 megs of ram than Windows XP does on my 2.8
P4 with 1 gig or ram. I've been at building and optimizing systems for 15+
years now.

Windows seems nothing more than habit anymore. Ubuntu install went pretty
easy. Runs smooth, no registry, programs stay in their own folder and not
all over your hard drive, free, Lots of free apps. No support! But
hey!...Where's Microsoft's support?

"MS release patches.. some people out there again spend time trying to
discredit the company and the software.. "

Microsoft doesn't need lots of help in that department. How many patches
should we need in any given week?

Choose one and stick with it. X-boxes or operating systems, what's it going
to be? Hold the customer at the top of the pyramid, the rest will follow.

 

[Ted Zieglar]

"I have some sugestions for you Microsoft."

In that case, you should contact Microsoft. This is a public newsgroup.

 

[Mike Hall - MS MVP Windows Shell/User]

Chad

Use whatever OS works for you and the equipment upon which you wish to
install an OS..

 

[ChadMan]

"I have some sugestions for you Microsoft."

In that case, you should contact Microsoft. This is a public newsgroup.

I can tell you've never tried that! (Rhetorical) The message was meant for
the public. Microsoft isn't listenning thru any normal channels.

 

[ChadMan]

Chad

Use whatever OS works for you and the equipment upon which you wish to
install an OS..

Question is: When will Microsoft concentrate on doing just that? Make it
work? Just make it work without all the bullcrap!

 

[Richard Urban]

If it doesn't work for you, don't use it!

It does work for many millions of users.

--
Regards,

Richard Urban
Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User
(For email, remove the obvious from my address)

Quote from George Ankner:
If you knew as much as you think you know,
You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew!

 

[ChadMan]

If it doesn't work for you, don't use it!

It does work for many millions of users.

That will be feasable only when they make all the different softwares I need
for the other platform. 8(

 

[Gordon]

That will be feasable only when they make all the different softwares I
need for the other platform. 8(

So what DO you need? I expect you will find that there are applications that
will do almost all of what you want. If not, then there's always wine...

 

[Richard Urban]

Now that's NOT Microsoft's problem - is it, that the other manufacturers
don't spend the money to develop software for platforms where they will not
get any return on their investment.

--
Regards,

Richard Urban
Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User
(For email, remove the obvious from my address)

Quote from George Ankner:
If you knew as much as you think you know,
You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew!

 

[ChadMan]

Now that's NOT Microsoft's problem - is it, that the other manufacturers
don't spend the money to develop software for platforms where they will
not get any return on their investment.

Given it's past marketing techniques, force fed to PC manufacturers that
make sheep PC's, they have some responsibility here. That responibility is
to make a functioning product instead of crap. E.G. Windows ME. Bottom line!
LOL