Vista SP1 "tries to hide the Ultimate Extras shame"

T

Tiberius

I have included the text but the article on the page has images also so it
would be better to view it there:

http://blogs.zdnet.com/hardware/?p=806

While many are waiting on Windows Vista SP1 to come along to knock off some
of Vista's rough corners, it seems that some at Microsoft will welcome the
release too - specifically Microsoft's Windows Ultimate group.
Long Zheng explains why:
On a related note, Windows Vista Service Pack 1 even tries to hide the
Ultimate Extras shame by removing much of the information in the Control
Panel applet. This is what you see in the current RTM version about Ultimate
Extras.

This dramatic change to the wording is basically Microsoft's way of trying
to pull the curtain on the cornucopia of Windows Ultimate Extras that were
initially promised to customers. Forget the "cutting-edge programs," the
"innovative services" and "unique publications" because there aren't any.
If you're still holding out hope for any exciting Extras, you might as well
give up now because it doesn't look like we'll be seeing any. Face up to
it, if you bought Windows Vista Ultimate because you hoped to get your hands
on cool Extras, you were conned, and being conned sucks.
So far the Extras that we have seen have been dismal and the ones that are
allegedly still in the pipeline (a final release of DreamScenes and a
handful of language packs) are even more dreary and uninspiring, and that's
if we ever see them (actually, not seeing them might be better). The
unofficial Powertoys that Microsoft made available for previous versions of
Windows were a lot more exciting (and useful).
Anyone else feel conned?
 
S

Synapse Syndrome

"Tiberius" <Tibery@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:46f84936$1@newsgate.x-privat.org...
>I have included the text but the article on the page has images also so it
>would be better to view it there:
>
> http://blogs.zdnet.com/hardware/?p=806
>


I bought Ultimate, but I never expected anything much out of the Ultimate
Extras, and I think that anybody that did, is gullible. If any of these
extras had any real worth, they would be made available to all versions, to
make Vista more appealing in general.

And the fact that these Ultimate Extras are a replacement for the Plus!
packs is confusing, as power-users were never interested in the rubbish that
was included in them.

ss.
 
T

Tiberius

why did you get ultimate then?

media center plus remote desktop and IIS?

"Synapse Syndrome" <synapse@NOSPAMgomez404.elitemail.org> wrote in message
news:ewgMcuw$HHA.5328@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> "Tiberius" <Tibery@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:46f84936$1@newsgate.x-privat.org...
>>I have included the text but the article on the page has images also so it
>>would be better to view it there:
>>
>> http://blogs.zdnet.com/hardware/?p=806
>>
>
>
> I bought Ultimate, but I never expected anything much out of the Ultimate
> Extras, and I think that anybody that did, is gullible. If any of these
> extras had any real worth, they would be made available to all versions,
> to make Vista more appealing in general.
>
> And the fact that these Ultimate Extras are a replacement for the Plus!
> packs is confusing, as power-users were never interested in the rubbish
> that was included in them.
>
> ss.
>
 
S

Synapse Syndrome

"Tiberius" <Tibery@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:46f85e58@newsgate.x-privat.org...
> why did you get ultimate then?
>
> media center plus remote desktop and IIS?

I've been using NT since Win2000 first came out, and use XP Pro, so I didn't
even think about getting a version with crippled networking. I use user
groups on my LAN, as well as Remote Desktop when away, and at home.

I only use IIS on my Windows 2003 Server, which I am in not in any hurry at
all to upgrade to 2008.

This old ThinkPad X31 is due for a replacement, and I am thinking about
getting an X61 with XP Pro, as Bitlocker is the only compelling reason to
get Vista instead. My apps just run better with XP, even though I am happy
enough using Vista on my main desktop computer, which is very powerful.

ss.
 
G

Gary Mount

Isn't IIS included in Home Premium? In my Vista Home Premium it is listed in
the Turn Windows features on or off section.

"Tiberius" <Tibery@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:46f85e58@newsgate.x-privat.org...
> why did you get ultimate then?
>
> media center plus remote desktop and IIS?
>
> "Synapse Syndrome" <synapse@NOSPAMgomez404.elitemail.org> wrote in message
> news:ewgMcuw$HHA.5328@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>> "Tiberius" <Tibery@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>> news:46f84936$1@newsgate.x-privat.org...
>>>I have included the text but the article on the page has images also so
>>>it would be better to view it there:
>>>
>>> http://blogs.zdnet.com/hardware/?p=806
>>>
>>
>>
>> I bought Ultimate, but I never expected anything much out of the Ultimate
>> Extras, and I think that anybody that did, is gullible. If any of these
>> extras had any real worth, they would be made available to all versions,
>> to make Vista more appealing in general.
>>
>> And the fact that these Ultimate Extras are a replacement for the Plus!
>> packs is confusing, as power-users were never interested in the rubbish
>> that was included in them.
>>
>> ss.
>>
>
>
 
T

Tiberius

I stand corrected! You learn something new every day..
but if you really dig in deep you see that not all IIS setups are equal in
the end

see this page that has lots of info about this
http://www.microsoft.com/communitie...c=en-us&m=1&p=1



"Gary Mount" <gary_mount@telus.net> wrote in message
news:C5B29E68-9523-4386-AEF0-095D5F532ED1@microsoft.com...
> Isn't IIS included in Home Premium? In my Vista Home Premium it is listed
> in the Turn Windows features on or off section.
>
> "Tiberius" <Tibery@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:46f85e58@newsgate.x-privat.org...
>> why did you get ultimate then?
>>
>> media center plus remote desktop and IIS?
>>
>> "Synapse Syndrome" <synapse@NOSPAMgomez404.elitemail.org> wrote in
>> message news:ewgMcuw$HHA.5328@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>>> "Tiberius" <Tibery@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>>> news:46f84936$1@newsgate.x-privat.org...
>>>>I have included the text but the article on the page has images also so
>>>>it would be better to view it there:
>>>>
>>>> http://blogs.zdnet.com/hardware/?p=806
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> I bought Ultimate, but I never expected anything much out of the
>>> Ultimate Extras, and I think that anybody that did, is gullible. If any
>>> of these extras had any real worth, they would be made available to all
>>> versions, to make Vista more appealing in general.
>>>
>>> And the fact that these Ultimate Extras are a replacement for the Plus!
>>> packs is confusing, as power-users were never interested in the rubbish
>>> that was included in them.
>>>
>>> ss.
>>>
>>
>>
>
 
B

Brian W

"Tiberius" <Tibery@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:46f84936$1@newsgate.x-privat.org...
>I have included the text but the article on the page has images also so it
>would be better to view it there:
>
> http://blogs.zdnet.com/hardware/?p=806
>
> While many are waiting on Windows Vista SP1 to come along to knock off
> some of Vista's rough corners, it seems that some at Microsoft will
> welcome the release too - specifically Microsoft's Windows Ultimate group.
> Long Zheng explains why:
> On a related note, Windows Vista Service Pack 1 even tries to hide the
> Ultimate Extras shame by removing much of the information in the Control
> Panel applet. This is what you see in the current RTM version about
> Ultimate Extras.
>
> This dramatic change to the wording is basically Microsoft's way of trying
> to pull the curtain on the cornucopia of Windows Ultimate Extras that were
> initially promised to customers. Forget the "cutting-edge programs," the
> "innovative services" and "unique publications" because there aren't any.
> If you're still holding out hope for any exciting Extras, you might as
> well give up now because it doesn't look like we'll be seeing any. Face
> up to it, if you bought Windows Vista Ultimate because you hoped to get
> your hands on cool Extras, you were conned, and being conned sucks.
> So far the Extras that we have seen have been dismal and the ones that are
> allegedly still in the pipeline (a final release of DreamScenes and a
> handful of language packs) are even more dreary and uninspiring, and
> that's if we ever see them (actually, not seeing them might be better).
> The unofficial Powertoys that Microsoft made available for previous
> versions of Windows were a lot more exciting (and useful).
> Anyone else feel conned?
>
I bought Ultimate for the Media Center, Complete PC Backup and file
shadow-copy features
 
S

Saucy

"Tiberius" <Tibery@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:46f84936$1@newsgate.x-privat.org...
>I have included the text but the article on the page has images also so it
>would be better to view it there:
>
> http://blogs.zdnet.com/hardware/?p=806
>
> While many are waiting on Windows Vista SP1 to come along to knock off
> some of Vista's rough corners, it seems that some at Microsoft will
> welcome the release too - specifically Microsoft's Windows Ultimate group.
> Long Zheng explains why:
> On a related note, Windows Vista Service Pack 1 even tries to hide the
> Ultimate Extras shame by removing much of the information in the Control
> Panel applet. This is what you see in the current RTM version about
> Ultimate Extras.
>
> This dramatic change to the wording is basically Microsoft's way of trying
> to pull the curtain on the cornucopia of Windows Ultimate Extras that were
> initially promised to customers. Forget the "cutting-edge programs," the
> "innovative services" and "unique publications" because there aren't any.
> If you're still holding out hope for any exciting Extras, you might as
> well give up now because it doesn't look like we'll be seeing any. Face
> up to it, if you bought Windows Vista Ultimate because you hoped to get
> your hands on cool Extras, you were conned, and being conned sucks.
> So far the Extras that we have seen have been dismal and the ones that are
> allegedly still in the pipeline (a final release of DreamScenes and a
> handful of language packs) are even more dreary and uninspiring, and
> that's if we ever see them (actually, not seeing them might be better).
> The unofficial Powertoys that Microsoft made available for previous
> versions of Windows were a lot more exciting (and useful).
> Anyone else feel conned?
>



They should come up with Extras. Another thing that could be arrange through
the Extras is a defragger with visual feedback. I already suggested a number
of things to them. I hope they keep their side of the deal ..

Saucy
 
C

Charlie Tame

Saucy wrote:
> "Tiberius" <Tibery@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:46f84936$1@newsgate.x-privat.org...
>> I have included the text but the article on the page has images also
>> so it would be better to view it there:
>>
>> http://blogs.zdnet.com/hardware/?p=806
>>
>> While many are waiting on Windows Vista SP1 to come along to knock off
>> some of Vista's rough corners, it seems that some at Microsoft will
>> welcome the release too - specifically Microsoft's Windows Ultimate
>> group.
>> Long Zheng explains why:
>> On a related note, Windows Vista Service Pack 1 even tries to hide the
>> Ultimate Extras shame by removing much of the information in the
>> Control Panel applet. This is what you see in the current RTM version
>> about Ultimate Extras.
>>
>> This dramatic change to the wording is basically Microsoft's way of
>> trying to pull the curtain on the cornucopia of Windows Ultimate
>> Extras that were initially promised to customers. Forget the
>> "cutting-edge programs," the "innovative services" and "unique
>> publications" because there aren't any. If you're still holding out
>> hope for any exciting Extras, you might as well give up now because it
>> doesn't look like we'll be seeing any. Face up to it, if you bought
>> Windows Vista Ultimate because you hoped to get your hands on cool
>> Extras, you were conned, and being conned sucks.
>> So far the Extras that we have seen have been dismal and the ones that
>> are allegedly still in the pipeline (a final release of DreamScenes
>> and a handful of language packs) are even more dreary and uninspiring,
>> and that's if we ever see them (actually, not seeing them might be
>> better). The unofficial Powertoys that Microsoft made available for
>> previous versions of Windows were a lot more exciting (and useful).
>> Anyone else feel conned?
>>
>
>
>
> They should come up with Extras. Another thing that could be arrange
> through the Extras is a defragger with visual feedback. I already
> suggested a number of things to them. I hope they keep their side of the
> deal ..
>
> Saucy


If it had visual feedback you would be able to see what it is(n't) doing
for you...
 
M

MBO

That's a little strong. I've been using computers for quite a while, and I
did trust Microsoft to keep its word regarding Ultimate Extras. It was, among
many of the other items, one of the reasons I bought Vista Ultimate. For you
to blame the user for Microsoft's inability to keep its word is silly.

MBO

"Synapse Syndrome" wrote:

> "Tiberius" <Tibery@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:46f84936$1@newsgate.x-privat.org...
> >I have included the text but the article on the page has images also so it
> >would be better to view it there:
> >
> > http://blogs.zdnet.com/hardware/?p=806
> >
>
>
> I bought Ultimate, but I never expected anything much out of the Ultimate
> Extras, and I think that anybody that did, is gullible. If any of these
> extras had any real worth, they would be made available to all versions, to
> make Vista more appealing in general.
>
> And the fact that these Ultimate Extras are a replacement for the Plus!
> packs is confusing, as power-users were never interested in the rubbish that
> was included in them.
>
> ss.
>
>
>
 
S

smithy

I brought Ulimate, frankly maybe we should start a class action against
microsoft as this is obviously a marketing con.

smithy


"MBO" <MBO@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:4FA8232B-7EC4-402E-9021-6D4115DE465E@microsoft.com...
> That's a little strong. I've been using computers for quite a while, and I
> did trust Microsoft to keep its word regarding Ultimate Extras. It was,
> among
> many of the other items, one of the reasons I bought Vista Ultimate. For
> you
> to blame the user for Microsoft's inability to keep its word is silly.
>
> MBO
>
> "Synapse Syndrome" wrote:
>
>> "Tiberius" <Tibery@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>> news:46f84936$1@newsgate.x-privat.org...
>> >I have included the text but the article on the page has images also so
>> >it
>> >would be better to view it there:
>> >
>> > http://blogs.zdnet.com/hardware/?p=806
>> >
>>
>>
>> I bought Ultimate, but I never expected anything much out of the Ultimate
>> Extras, and I think that anybody that did, is gullible. If any of these
>> extras had any real worth, they would be made available to all versions,
>> to
>> make Vista more appealing in general.
>>
>> And the fact that these Ultimate Extras are a replacement for the Plus!
>> packs is confusing, as power-users were never interested in the rubbish
>> that
>> was included in them.
>>
>> ss.
>>
>>
>>
 
M

MBO

Hi Smithy,

My thinking is that is one of the reasons for the blog entry by one of the
developers: that they recognize this is a problem that could haunt Microsoft
and now they have to deal with it. At least, I hope so.

Overall, I think Microsoft is a great company, but sometimes they need to be
held to account - like anyone who promises something and then doesn't deliver.

Regards,

MBO

"smithy" wrote:

> I brought Ulimate, frankly maybe we should start a class action against
> microsoft as this is obviously a marketing con.
>
> smithy
>
>
> "MBO" <MBO@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:4FA8232B-7EC4-402E-9021-6D4115DE465E@microsoft.com...
> > That's a little strong. I've been using computers for quite a while, and I
> > did trust Microsoft to keep its word regarding Ultimate Extras. It was,
> > among
> > many of the other items, one of the reasons I bought Vista Ultimate. For
> > you
> > to blame the user for Microsoft's inability to keep its word is silly.
> >
> > MBO
> >
> > "Synapse Syndrome" wrote:
> >
> >> "Tiberius" <Tibery@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> >> news:46f84936$1@newsgate.x-privat.org...
> >> >I have included the text but the article on the page has images also so
> >> >it
> >> >would be better to view it there:
> >> >
> >> > http://blogs.zdnet.com/hardware/?p=806
> >> >
> >>
> >>
> >> I bought Ultimate, but I never expected anything much out of the Ultimate
> >> Extras, and I think that anybody that did, is gullible. If any of these
> >> extras had any real worth, they would be made available to all versions,
> >> to
> >> make Vista more appealing in general.
> >>
> >> And the fact that these Ultimate Extras are a replacement for the Plus!
> >> packs is confusing, as power-users were never interested in the rubbish
> >> that
> >> was included in them.
> >>
> >> ss.
> >>
> >>
> >>
>
>
>
 
S

SteveC

A rebate would be the way to go with this. Most customers wouldn't bother and it would placate the others.
"Saucy" <saucy538347334873772.sjhdf@net.net.net> wrote in message news:%23nmfKe%23$HHA.3916@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
"Tiberius" <Tibery@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:46f84936$1@newsgate.x-privat.org...
>I have included the text but the article on the page has images also so it
>would be better to view it there:
>
> http://blogs.zdnet.com/hardware/?p=806
>
> While many are waiting on Windows Vista SP1 to come along to knock off
> some of Vista's rough corners, it seems that some at Microsoft will
> welcome the release too - specifically Microsoft's Windows Ultimate group.
> Long Zheng explains why:
> On a related note, Windows Vista Service Pack 1 even tries to hide the
> Ultimate Extras shame by removing much of the information in the Control
> Panel applet. This is what you see in the current RTM version about
> Ultimate Extras.
>
> This dramatic change to the wording is basically Microsoft's way of trying
> to pull the curtain on the cornucopia of Windows Ultimate Extras that were
> initially promised to customers. Forget the "cutting-edge programs," the
> "innovative services" and "unique publications" because there aren't any.
> If you're still holding out hope for any exciting Extras, you might as
> well give up now because it doesn't look like we'll be seeing any. Face
> up to it, if you bought Windows Vista Ultimate because you hoped to get
> your hands on cool Extras, you were conned, and being conned sucks.
> So far the Extras that we have seen have been dismal and the ones that are
> allegedly still in the pipeline (a final release of DreamScenes and a
> handful of language packs) are even more dreary and uninspiring, and
> that's if we ever see them (actually, not seeing them might be better).
> The unofficial Powertoys that Microsoft made available for previous
> versions of Windows were a lot more exciting (and useful).
> Anyone else feel conned?
>



They should come up with Extras. Another thing that could be arrange through
the Extras is a defragger with visual feedback. I already suggested a number
of things to them. I hope they keep their side of the deal ..

Saucy
 
P

parabola

I disagree. I disagree with all the negativity and hype associated with
such posts and comments. I believe the critics are too critical. Vista is
what it is. It's better than any other version of Windows. The Mac OS
people campare. The Linux crowd compare. he Windoze crowd compares. It is
rediculous! Vista is wonderful. I like it a lot. I have no problems and
my machine is running perfectly. I disagree.

- Brett

"Charlie Tame" <charlie@tames.net> wrote in message
news:Oxrkqi%23$HHA.4592@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
> Saucy wrote:
>> "Tiberius" <Tibery@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>> news:46f84936$1@newsgate.x-privat.org...
>>> I have included the text but the article on the page has images also so
>>> it would be better to view it there:
>>>
>>> http://blogs.zdnet.com/hardware/?p=806
>>>
>>> While many are waiting on Windows Vista SP1 to come along to knock off
>>> some of Vista's rough corners, it seems that some at Microsoft will
>>> welcome the release too - specifically Microsoft's Windows Ultimate
>>> group.
>>> Long Zheng explains why:
>>> On a related note, Windows Vista Service Pack 1 even tries to hide the
>>> Ultimate Extras shame by removing much of the information in the Control
>>> Panel applet. This is what you see in the current RTM version about
>>> Ultimate Extras.
>>>
>>> This dramatic change to the wording is basically Microsoft's way of
>>> trying to pull the curtain on the cornucopia of Windows Ultimate Extras
>>> that were initially promised to customers. Forget the "cutting-edge
>>> programs," the "innovative services" and "unique publications" because
>>> there aren't any. If you're still holding out hope for any exciting
>>> Extras, you might as well give up now because it doesn't look like we'll
>>> be seeing any. Face up to it, if you bought Windows Vista Ultimate
>>> because you hoped to get your hands on cool Extras, you were conned, and
>>> being conned sucks.
>>> So far the Extras that we have seen have been dismal and the ones that
>>> are allegedly still in the pipeline (a final release of DreamScenes and
>>> a handful of language packs) are even more dreary and uninspiring, and
>>> that's if we ever see them (actually, not seeing them might be better).
>>> The unofficial Powertoys that Microsoft made available for previous
>>> versions of Windows were a lot more exciting (and useful).
>>> Anyone else feel conned?
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>> They should come up with Extras. Another thing that could be arrange
>> through the Extras is a defragger with visual feedback. I already
>> suggested a number of things to them. I hope they keep their side of the
>> deal ..
>>
>> Saucy
>
>
> If it had visual feedback you would be able to see what it is(n't) doing
> for you...

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A

AlexB

You put it too mildly, parabola. This anti-Vista crowd is a criminal bunch.
They are a mixture of crooks with some on-campus anti-MS counterculture.
They all use MS for their if*king needs but pretend that they are forced to
do it by the hateful capitalist system.

Linux market share is exactly 0.0%. All the inflated figures they quote, the
most reliable is 2.9% come from sales in third world countries and "New
Democracies" like Poland, Russia and Romania. They buy DELL computers with
Linux and replace them with pirated Windows next day but if you give the
shop owner a tip he will do it for you before you dragged your Linux home.

Those scummy West Costa "Intellectual," a campus mold, who loud their hate
for MS use pirated copies as well.

It is a criminal network, and Ubuntu is a part of it.

Windows Vista exceeded 10% of market share as of Jan 8, 2008 and it is
steadily growing.

"parabola" <pingbrett@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:C192E4A9-CC38-4D4C-AB3E-DEADB7EF5E68@microsoft.com...
>I disagree. I disagree with all the negativity and hype associated with
> such posts and comments. I believe the critics are too critical. Vista
> is
> what it is. It's better than any other version of Windows. The Mac OS
> people campare. The Linux crowd compare. he Windoze crowd compares. It
> is
> rediculous! Vista is wonderful. I like it a lot. I have no problems and
> my machine is running perfectly. I disagree.
>
> - Brett
>
> "Charlie Tame" <charlie@tames.net> wrote in message
> news:Oxrkqi%23$HHA.4592@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>> Saucy wrote:
>>> "Tiberius" <Tibery@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>>> news:46f84936$1@newsgate.x-privat.org...
>>>> I have included the text but the article on the page has images also so
>>>> it would be better to view it there:
>>>>
>>>> http://blogs.zdnet.com/hardware/?p=806
>>>>
>>>> While many are waiting on Windows Vista SP1 to come along to knock off
>>>> some of Vista's rough corners, it seems that some at Microsoft will
>>>> welcome the release too - specifically Microsoft's Windows Ultimate
>>>> group.
>>>> Long Zheng explains why:
>>>> On a related note, Windows Vista Service Pack 1 even tries to hide the
>>>> Ultimate Extras shame by removing much of the information in the
>>>> Control
>>>> Panel applet. This is what you see in the current RTM version about
>>>> Ultimate Extras.
>>>>
>>>> This dramatic change to the wording is basically Microsoft's way of
>>>> trying to pull the curtain on the cornucopia of Windows Ultimate Extras
>>>> that were initially promised to customers. Forget the "cutting-edge
>>>> programs," the "innovative services" and "unique publications" because
>>>> there aren't any. If you're still holding out hope for any exciting
>>>> Extras, you might as well give up now because it doesn't look like
>>>> we'll
>>>> be seeing any. Face up to it, if you bought Windows Vista Ultimate
>>>> because you hoped to get your hands on cool Extras, you were conned,
>>>> and
>>>> being conned sucks.
>>>> So far the Extras that we have seen have been dismal and the ones that
>>>> are allegedly still in the pipeline (a final release of DreamScenes and
>>>> a handful of language packs) are even more dreary and uninspiring, and
>>>> that's if we ever see them (actually, not seeing them might be better).
>>>> The unofficial Powertoys that Microsoft made available for previous
>>>> versions of Windows were a lot more exciting (and useful).
>>>> Anyone else feel conned?
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> They should come up with Extras. Another thing that could be arrange
>>> through the Extras is a defragger with visual feedback. I already
>>> suggested a number of things to them. I hope they keep their side of the
>>> deal ..
>>>
>>> Saucy
>>
>>
>> If it had visual feedback you would be able to see what it is(n't) doing
>> for you...
>
> --
> ---
> Continued Success!
>
> Brett Dix | Account Manager
>
> OfferFusion, Inc
> www.offerfusion.com
> brett.dix@offerfusion.com
> 1530 140th Ave NE Suite 200
> Bellevue WA 98005
> d. 800.618.6838x711
> f. 425.401.8808
> c. 425.772.7942
 
B

Bobby McNulty

Most of the Linux crowd are commies any way.

"AlexB" <alexb@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:eNmnRfgVIHA.4740@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> You put it too mildly, parabola. This anti-Vista crowd is a criminal
> bunch. They are a mixture of crooks with some on-campus anti-MS
> counterculture. They all use MS for their if*king needs but pretend that
> they are forced to do it by the hateful capitalist system.
>
> Linux market share is exactly 0.0%. All the inflated figures they quote,
> the most reliable is 2.9% come from sales in third world countries and
> "New Democracies" like Poland, Russia and Romania. They buy DELL computers
> with Linux and replace them with pirated Windows next day but if you give
> the shop owner a tip he will do it for you before you dragged your Linux
> home.
>
> Those scummy West Costa "Intellectual," a campus mold, who loud their hate
> for MS use pirated copies as well.
>
> It is a criminal network, and Ubuntu is a part of it.
>
> Windows Vista exceeded 10% of market share as of Jan 8, 2008 and it is
> steadily growing.
>
> "parabola" <pingbrett@gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:C192E4A9-CC38-4D4C-AB3E-DEADB7EF5E68@microsoft.com...
>>I disagree. I disagree with all the negativity and hype associated with
>> such posts and comments. I believe the critics are too critical. Vista
>> is
>> what it is. It's better than any other version of Windows. The Mac OS
>> people campare. The Linux crowd compare. he Windoze crowd compares. It
>> is
>> rediculous! Vista is wonderful. I like it a lot. I have no problems
>> and
>> my machine is running perfectly. I disagree.
>>
>> - Brett
>>
>> "Charlie Tame" <charlie@tames.net> wrote in message
>> news:Oxrkqi%23$HHA.4592@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>>> Saucy wrote:
>>>> "Tiberius" <Tibery@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>>>> news:46f84936$1@newsgate.x-privat.org...
>>>>> I have included the text but the article on the page has images also
>>>>> so
>>>>> it would be better to view it there:
>>>>>
>>>>> http://blogs.zdnet.com/hardware/?p=806
>>>>>
>>>>> While many are waiting on Windows Vista SP1 to come along to knock off
>>>>> some of Vista's rough corners, it seems that some at Microsoft will
>>>>> welcome the release too - specifically Microsoft's Windows Ultimate
>>>>> group.
>>>>> Long Zheng explains why:
>>>>> On a related note, Windows Vista Service Pack 1 even tries to hide the
>>>>> Ultimate Extras shame by removing much of the information in the
>>>>> Control
>>>>> Panel applet. This is what you see in the current RTM version about
>>>>> Ultimate Extras.
>>>>>
>>>>> This dramatic change to the wording is basically Microsoft's way of
>>>>> trying to pull the curtain on the cornucopia of Windows Ultimate
>>>>> Extras
>>>>> that were initially promised to customers. Forget the "cutting-edge
>>>>> programs," the "innovative services" and "unique publications" because
>>>>> there aren't any. If you're still holding out hope for any exciting
>>>>> Extras, you might as well give up now because it doesn't look like
>>>>> we'll
>>>>> be seeing any. Face up to it, if you bought Windows Vista Ultimate
>>>>> because you hoped to get your hands on cool Extras, you were conned,
>>>>> and
>>>>> being conned sucks.
>>>>> So far the Extras that we have seen have been dismal and the ones that
>>>>> are allegedly still in the pipeline (a final release of DreamScenes
>>>>> and
>>>>> a handful of language packs) are even more dreary and uninspiring, and
>>>>> that's if we ever see them (actually, not seeing them might be
>>>>> better).
>>>>> The unofficial Powertoys that Microsoft made available for previous
>>>>> versions of Windows were a lot more exciting (and useful).
>>>>> Anyone else feel conned?
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> They should come up with Extras. Another thing that could be arrange
>>>> through the Extras is a defragger with visual feedback. I already
>>>> suggested a number of things to them. I hope they keep their side of
>>>> the
>>>> deal ..
>>>>
>>>> Saucy
>>>
>>>
>>> If it had visual feedback you would be able to see what it is(n't) doing
>>> for you...
>>
>> --
>> ---
>> Continued Success!
>>
>> Brett Dix | Account Manager
>>
>> OfferFusion, Inc
>> www.offerfusion.com
>> brett.dix@offerfusion.com
>> 1530 140th Ave NE Suite 200
>> Bellevue WA 98005
>> d. 800.618.6838x711
>> f. 425.401.8808
>> c. 425.772.7942
>
 
D

Donald L McDaniel

On Sun, 13 Jan 2008 15:39:52 -0600, "Bobby McNulty"
<snyder100@bellsouth.net> wrote:

>Most of the Linux crowd are commies any way.

Bobby, Bobby, Bobby...
I doubt very seriously whether any of the Linux crowd have an inkling
of what a "commie" is.

They're nothing but a bunch of hobbyists, cheapskates, malcontents,
posers, and anarchists, not "commies". i.e. nothing but a bunch of
hateful, whining kids, who have too much time and/or too little/too
much money on their hands to ever commit to changing the world for the
better as the Communists did, misguided as they were. Yet even they
have learned that wealth is better than government-ordained poverty,
that it's good for a man to own his own land, and that honest labor
always has a good return in the Market, and a man is always worthy of
and entitled to a good and fair return for his honest labor.

>
>"AlexB" <alexb@comcast.net> wrote in message
>news:eNmnRfgVIHA.4740@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>> You put it too mildly, parabola. This anti-Vista crowd is a criminal
>> bunch. They are a mixture of crooks with some on-campus anti-MS
>> counterculture. They all use MS for their if*king needs but pretend that
>> they are forced to do it by the hateful capitalist system.

i.e., "posers"

But very few of them even understand or know what the "capitalist
system" they claim to hate IS. These idiots know absolutely nothing
about the "hateful capitalist system" they love to denigrate
everywhere, with every chance they get.

i.e., "posers-major".

>>
>> Linux market share is exactly 0.0%.

I assume you are rounding down the actual percentage to a statistical
zero. But you would still be mistaken. Do a litte more research.


>>All the inflated figures they quote,
>> the most reliable is 2.9% come from sales in third world countries and
>> "New Democracies" like Poland, Russia and Romania. They buy DELL computers
>> with Linux and replace them with pirated Windows next day but if you give
>> the shop owner a tip he will do it for you before you dragged your Linux
>> home.
>>
>> Those scummy West Costa "Intellectual," a campus mold, who loud their hate
>> for MS use pirated copies as well.

So, what's wrong with "intellectuals", anyway?
All advances made by Human beings have been made by these same
"intellectuals" you seem to hate even more than you claim they hate
Microsoft.


>>
>> It is a criminal network, and Ubuntu is a part of it.

Those are very strong words, AlexB.
And they require solid proof, not unsupported allegations.

>> Windows Vista exceeded 10% of market share as of Jan 8, 2008 and it is
>> steadily growing.

I think the figure is more like 40%, but I am probably wrong, as
usual.

>> "parabola" <pingbrett@gmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:C192E4A9-CC38-4D4C-AB3E-DEADB7EF5E68@microsoft.com...
>>>I disagree. I disagree with all the negativity and hype associated with
>>> such posts and comments. I believe the critics are too critical. Vista
>>> is
>>> what it is. It's better than any other version of Windows.


>>> The Mac OS
>>> people campare. The Linux crowd compare. he Windoze crowd compares. It
>>> is
>>> rediculous! Vista is wonderful. I like it a lot. I have no problems
>>> and
>>> my machine is running perfectly. I disagree.
>>>
>>> - Brett

Brett, nothing is perfect in this world of imperfect men. After all,
a computer can only work with what is put into it by a man.

Men, who are imperfect, can never produce a thing which is perfect.

But each man has his own opinion, friend, and is certainly entitled to
it.

It is good to get ragging from others about our opinions: It keeps us
on our toes, and helps us to work harder at validating what we say.
If we truly want to educate the Public, rather than blow off steam, we
need to really do our research fastidiously.

If Microsoft never got criticism, no matter how heavy, Microsoft would
never meet the Public on their level, and answer their concerns and
fears. They would never seek to make their software better
technologically, as well as more useable by their customers.

So do not worry when Microsoft gets a bad name in the Press, or gets a
lot of negative comments in its own usergroups. I feel confident that
these groups are a huge source of valuable information which will make
Vista better with time -- sometimes within a few hours or days,
sometimes years. But Vista will improve with age and use, and its
successor, Windows 7, will have the best of Vista with the newest
technology, and hopefully, a new kernel optimized for multiple core
CPUs and much larger amounts of memory and hard drives.

Let's face it: the era of single-core CPUs is over for all intents and
purposes.

Anyway, that's my "two cents"...

Donald L McDaniel
 
B

Bobby McNulty

I was kidding.
"Donald L McDaniel" <orthocrossATkomkastDOTnet> wrote in message
news:sb5lo3l2f0t0dhl7ptf632pighvdfk17pf@4ax.com...
> On Sun, 13 Jan 2008 15:39:52 -0600, "Bobby McNulty"
> <snyder100@bellsouth.net> wrote:
>
>>Most of the Linux crowd are commies any way.
>
> Bobby, Bobby, Bobby...
> I doubt very seriously whether any of the Linux crowd have an inkling
> of what a "commie" is.
>
> They're nothing but a bunch of hobbyists, cheapskates, malcontents,
> posers, and anarchists, not "commies". i.e. nothing but a bunch of
> hateful, whining kids, who have too much time and/or too little/too
> much money on their hands to ever commit to changing the world for the
> better as the Communists did, misguided as they were. Yet even they
> have learned that wealth is better than government-ordained poverty,
> that it's good for a man to own his own land, and that honest labor
> always has a good return in the Market, and a man is always worthy of
> and entitled to a good and fair return for his honest labor.
>
>>
>>"AlexB" <alexb@comcast.net> wrote in message
>>news:eNmnRfgVIHA.4740@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>>> You put it too mildly, parabola. This anti-Vista crowd is a criminal
>>> bunch. They are a mixture of crooks with some on-campus anti-MS
>>> counterculture. They all use MS for their if*king needs but pretend that
>>> they are forced to do it by the hateful capitalist system.
>
> i.e., "posers"
>
> But very few of them even understand or know what the "capitalist
> system" they claim to hate IS. These idiots know absolutely nothing
> about the "hateful capitalist system" they love to denigrate
> everywhere, with every chance they get.
>
> i.e., "posers-major".
>
>>>
>>> Linux market share is exactly 0.0%.
>
> I assume you are rounding down the actual percentage to a statistical
> zero. But you would still be mistaken. Do a litte more research.
>
>
>>>All the inflated figures they quote,
>>> the most reliable is 2.9% come from sales in third world countries and
>>> "New Democracies" like Poland, Russia and Romania. They buy DELL
>>> computers
>>> with Linux and replace them with pirated Windows next day but if you
>>> give
>>> the shop owner a tip he will do it for you before you dragged your Linux
>>> home.
>>>
>>> Those scummy West Costa "Intellectual," a campus mold, who loud their
>>> hate
>>> for MS use pirated copies as well.
>
> So, what's wrong with "intellectuals", anyway?
> All advances made by Human beings have been made by these same
> "intellectuals" you seem to hate even more than you claim they hate
> Microsoft.
>
>
>>>
>>> It is a criminal network, and Ubuntu is a part of it.
>
> Those are very strong words, AlexB.
> And they require solid proof, not unsupported allegations.
>
>>> Windows Vista exceeded 10% of market share as of Jan 8, 2008 and it is
>>> steadily growing.
>
> I think the figure is more like 40%, but I am probably wrong, as
> usual.
>
>>> "parabola" <pingbrett@gmail.com> wrote in message
>>> news:C192E4A9-CC38-4D4C-AB3E-DEADB7EF5E68@microsoft.com...
>>>>I disagree. I disagree with all the negativity and hype associated with
>>>> such posts and comments. I believe the critics are too critical.
>>>> Vista
>>>> is
>>>> what it is. It's better than any other version of Windows.
>
>
>>>> The Mac OS
>>>> people campare. The Linux crowd compare. he Windoze crowd compares.
>>>> It
>>>> is
>>>> rediculous! Vista is wonderful. I like it a lot. I have no problems
>>>> and
>>>> my machine is running perfectly. I disagree.
>>>>
>>>> - Brett
>
> Brett, nothing is perfect in this world of imperfect men. After all,
> a computer can only work with what is put into it by a man.
>
> Men, who are imperfect, can never produce a thing which is perfect.
>
> But each man has his own opinion, friend, and is certainly entitled to
> it.
>
> It is good to get ragging from others about our opinions: It keeps us
> on our toes, and helps us to work harder at validating what we say.
> If we truly want to educate the Public, rather than blow off steam, we
> need to really do our research fastidiously.
>
> If Microsoft never got criticism, no matter how heavy, Microsoft would
> never meet the Public on their level, and answer their concerns and
> fears. They would never seek to make their software better
> technologically, as well as more useable by their customers.
>
> So do not worry when Microsoft gets a bad name in the Press, or gets a
> lot of negative comments in its own usergroups. I feel confident that
> these groups are a huge source of valuable information which will make
> Vista better with time -- sometimes within a few hours or days,
> sometimes years. But Vista will improve with age and use, and its
> successor, Windows 7, will have the best of Vista with the newest
> technology, and hopefully, a new kernel optimized for multiple core
> CPUs and much larger amounts of memory and hard drives.
>
> Let's face it: the era of single-core CPUs is over for all intents and
> purposes.
>
> Anyway, that's my "two cents"...
>
> Donald L McDaniel
 
S

Synapse Syndrome

"AlexB" <alexb@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:eNmnRfgVIHA.4740@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> You put it too mildly, parabola. This anti-Vista crowd is a criminal
> bunch. They are a mixture of crooks with some on-campus anti-MS
> counterculture. They all use MS for their if*king needs but pretend that
> they are forced to do it by the hateful capitalist system.
>
> Linux market share is exactly 0.0%. All the inflated figures they quote,
> the most reliable is 2.9% come from sales in third world countries and
> "New Democracies" like Poland, Russia and Romania. They buy DELL computers
> with Linux and replace them with pirated Windows next day but if you give
> the shop owner a tip he will do it for you before you dragged your Linux
> home.
>
> Those scummy West Costa "Intellectual," a campus mold, who loud their hate
> for MS use pirated copies as well.
>
> It is a criminal network, and Ubuntu is a part of it.
>
> Windows Vista exceeded 10% of market share as of Jan 8, 2008 and it is
> steadily growing.


LOL. Where did this idiot n00b come from?

ss.
 
T

The poster formerly known as 'The Poster Formerly

Donald L McDaniel wrote:
> On Sun, 13 Jan 2008 15:39:52 -0600, "Bobby McNulty"
> <snyder100@bellsouth.net> wrote:
>
>> Most of the Linux crowd are commies any way.
>
> Bobby, Bobby, Bobby...
> I doubt very seriously whether any of the Linux crowd have an inkling
> of what a "commie" is.
>
> They're nothing but a bunch of hobbyists, cheapskates, malcontents,
> posers, and anarchists, not "commies". i.e. nothing but a bunch of
> hateful, whining kids, who have too much time and/or too little/too
> much money on their hands to ever commit to changing the world for the
> better as the Communists did, misguided as they were.

So you are prejudiced too.

> Yet even they
> have learned that wealth is better than government-ordained poverty,
> that it's good for a man to own his own land, and that honest labor
> always has a good return in the Market, and a man is always worthy of
> and entitled to a good and fair return for his honest labor.
>
>> "AlexB" <alexb@comcast.net> wrote in message
>> news:eNmnRfgVIHA.4740@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>>> You put it too mildly, parabola. This anti-Vista crowd is a criminal
>>> bunch. They are a mixture of crooks with some on-campus anti-MS
>>> counterculture. They all use MS for their if*king needs but pretend that
>>> they are forced to do it by the hateful capitalist system.
>
> i.e., "posers"
>
> But very few of them even understand or know what the "capitalist
> system" they claim to hate IS. These idiots know absolutely nothing
> about the "hateful capitalist system" they love to denigrate
> everywhere, with every chance they get.
>
> i.e., "posers-major".
>
>>> Linux market share is exactly 0.0%.
>
> I assume you are rounding down the actual percentage to a statistical
> zero. But you would still be mistaken. Do a litte more research.
>
>
>>> All the inflated figures they quote,
>>> the most reliable is 2.9% come from sales in third world countries and
>>> "New Democracies" like Poland, Russia and Romania. They buy DELL computers
>>> with Linux and replace them with pirated Windows next day but if you give
>>> the shop owner a tip he will do it for you before you dragged your Linux
>>> home.
>>>
>>> Those scummy West Costa "Intellectual," a campus mold, who loud their hate
>>> for MS use pirated copies as well.
>
> So, what's wrong with "intellectuals", anyway?
> All advances made by Human beings have been made by these same
> "intellectuals" you seem to hate even more than you claim they hate
> Microsoft.
>
>
>>> It is a criminal network, and Ubuntu is a part of it.
>
> Those are very strong words, AlexB.
> And they require solid proof, not unsupported allegations.
>
>>> Windows Vista exceeded 10% of market share as of Jan 8, 2008 and it is
>>> steadily growing.
>
> I think the figure is more like 40%, but I am probably wrong, as
> usual.
>
>>> "parabola" <pingbrett@gmail.com> wrote in message
>>> news:C192E4A9-CC38-4D4C-AB3E-DEADB7EF5E68@microsoft.com...
>>>> I disagree. I disagree with all the negativity and hype associated with
>>>> such posts and comments. I believe the critics are too critical. Vista
>>>> is
>>>> what it is. It's better than any other version of Windows.
>
>
>>>> The Mac OS
>>>> people campare. The Linux crowd compare. he Windoze crowd compares. It
>>>> is
>>>> rediculous! Vista is wonderful. I like it a lot. I have no problems
>>>> and
>>>> my machine is running perfectly. I disagree.
>>>>
>>>> - Brett
>
> Brett, nothing is perfect in this world of imperfect men. After all,
> a computer can only work with what is put into it by a man.
>
> Men, who are imperfect, can never produce a thing which is perfect.
>
> But each man has his own opinion, friend, and is certainly entitled to
> it.
>
> It is good to get ragging from others about our opinions: It keeps us
> on our toes, and helps us to work harder at validating what we say.

So why do you give me a hard time about it?!

> If we truly want to educate the Public, rather than blow off steam, we
> need to really do our research fastidiously.
>
> If Microsoft never got criticism, no matter how heavy, Microsoft would
> never meet the Public on their level, and answer their concerns and
> fears. They would never seek to make their software better
> technologically, as well as more useable by their customers.
>
> So do not worry when Microsoft gets a bad name in the Press, or gets a
> lot of negative comments in its own usergroups. I feel confident that
> these groups are a huge source of valuable information which will make
> Vista better with time -- sometimes within a few hours or days,
> sometimes years. But Vista will improve with age and use, and its
> successor, Windows 7, will have the best of Vista with the newest
> technology, and hopefully, a new kernel optimized for multiple core
> CPUs and much larger amounts of memory and hard drives.
>
> Let's face it: the era of single-core CPUs is over for all intents and
> purposes.
>
> Anyway, that's my "two cents"...
>
> Donald L McDaniel


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