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Microsoft Customers Get No Bang for Buck

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the lopsided-risk dept.

sammy baby writes "Software missing its ship date is commonplace enough that it's usually only mentioned for yuks. However, subscribers to Microsoft's Software Assurance program are discovering that it can have some very real repercussions. According to NetworkWorld, many licencees are discovering that due to slipping release dates, many thousands of dollars spent on these contracts have brought them zero return."

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  1. WTF? by Rick+the+Red · · Score: 1, Troll

    Microsoft screwing their customers? How is this news?

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    If all this should have a reason, we would be the last to know.
  2. Re:Can't Finger Just Microsoft by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Troll

    But Microsoft *intentionally* fucks people. Not that I fault them for it in particular, it really is any business' job.

  3. Re:Can't Finger Just Microsoft by Pulse_Instance · · Score: 0, Troll

    I've spent the last 2 weeks dealing with a company that does that. The only problem were having with their software is the area that controls the amonia bottle :P ps WOW nobody got the Fr1st Psot!!! chalk one up for the good guys.

  4. Re:Golden Opportunity for Open Source by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Troll

    When my office can afford to buy a whole new set of PCs with quadruple the horsepower we might consider an "upgrade" from Office 2000 to OOo, which is less stable, less compatible and less resource-efficient than O2k (can't say anything about later MS Office versions!).