Microsoft Recalls Small Business Server

dasButcher writes to tell us VarBusiness is reporting that hot on the heels of many other delays, Microsoft has recalled their Small Business Server 2003 R2. The operating system started shipping to OEMs, distributors, and systems builders in July but was immediately recalled after a recent audit.

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Huh - did it explode in a fireball?

[Maxmin]

I mean, it's only software, how dangerous could it have been?

Re:Huh - did it explode in a fireball?

[hmallett]

Boeing won't use SBS in their plane avionics - it only allows up to 75 seats, and they'll need up to 330 for the forthcoming 787.

Non-final?

[Kaioshin]

Non-final, they say? Was it working properly, then?

New patent application in the works?

[miffo.swe]

New way of shipping on time?

1. Ship your non-ready product on the stipulated date.
2. Tell your customers your product has not met your enormously high quality standards *giggles violently*.
3. Use the time gained to make the product ready for shipping.
4. If its not ready in time see # 1.

Sinclair ZX81 ads of the 1980s

[Peet42]

Does anyone else remember when Sinclair advertised their 4MHz Z-80 A5-sized ZX81 as "Powerful enough to run a nuclear power station"...? I wonder if anyone took them up on that?

Re:Sinclair ZX81 ads of the 1980s

[Robber Baron]

"Explosion imminent?"
"Oh my God! The plant's going to explode!"
"Wait, I know: (typing) vent gas."
"Pressure too high?"
"Tank must be shut down manually?"
"Oh, stupid bird! I never should have put you in charge!"
"Ohhh, who am I kidding? It's all my fault!"
'I've got to call the plant and warn them!"
(phone beeping - automated message)
The fingers you have used to dial are too fat. To obtain a special dialing wand, please mash the keypad with your palm now.
"Aaah!"

Re:At least they caught it

[Moby Cock]

I think Microsoft occupies the sweetest niche in all of business.

Yeah, monopolies are pretty cozy. Those Exxon/BP/Shell/Total guys have not released a new product in 50 years but still haul in record profits.

I have to return it?

[lemon_dieter]

You mean to tell me that what I just downloaded on Usenet Friday is broken? It appears to be working fine enough for testing purposes...

An obvious point

[Colin Smith]

It's the year of our Lord 2006... Not 2003.

Re:SBS made me quit my job...

[bytesex]

Do they deliver a client CD with it ? I can imagine it now - a Linux live CD that simply takes control of the hard-disk of a machine that you put it in. Does apache, samba, postgres, CUPS, some MTA + some CGI inside apache to configure it all, shouts out some broadcast to see if we've bought two CDs accidentally and we're running more than one server with which we can synch + a client installer CD for windows with; firefox, activestate perl, some scheduled jobs for the client PCs to synch with the server; evolution... I'm gonna be rich ! - starts klicking away frantically

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Re:At least they caught it

[Pollardito]

maybe there was a hot coffee mode in the OS?

Mod points be damned

[jimicus]

I don't need or want points. It's enough to know that I'm not completely surrounded by 14 year olds and perpetual students with zero real world experience.

heh

[LargoSensei]

they probably forgot to put the bugs in