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TechNet Users Revolt Over Vista SP1 Unavailability

Posted by kdawson on from the core-available-but-not-to-you dept.

I Don't Believe in Imaginary Property writes "There's a growing revolt among Microsoft TechNet & MSDN subscribers who are frustrated that they can't yet get Vista SP1 and test their software on it. This can't be good news for anyone hoping that SP1 will have better compatibility. While SP1 has been released to manufacturing, and pirate copies are easy to find, Microsoft is withholding it from subscribers until early March. According to the article, some frustrated users are upset enough that they plan to abandon TechNet entirely and turn to piracy." Update: 02/12 17:37 GMT by KD : Sean0michael writes, "Aaccording to the Technet blog, they have pushed up the date to before the end of February, though no exact date is mentioned."

12 of 203 comments (clear)

  1. I'm Shocked! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    How is Microsoft abusing its users still news?

  2. developers, developers, developers by Phantom+Gremlin · · Score: 4, Funny

    MSDN subscribers, please remember that MSFT really cares about you:

    developers, developers, developers,
    developers, developers, developers,
    developers, developers, developers, ...

    I love this company!

    Steve

  3. Re:Bow to the closed source distrobution model! by jlarocco · · Score: 5, Funny

    Why bother?

    Didn't you read the summary? Nobody's talking about switching to a better OS. They're switching to pirated Windows. That means they'll still be writing software that draws people to Windows, and they'll be opening themselves up to lawsuits.

    It's sheer genius on Microsoft's part. They save money by not packaging the SP with MSDN, they have developers wooing users to their OS, and they get to sue the developers for way more than a regular license fee or MSDN price.

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    Maybe not
  4. Re:Hey everybody!! by d3matt · · Score: 2, Funny

    I saved that file to a CD and all that happens when I load it up is that explorer comes up with 1 file on the CD.

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    I am d3matt
  5. Re:Hey everybody!! by bone_idol · · Score: 2, Funny

    He means this Windows Vista SP1 instead

  6. Re:Business plan by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Sir, you missed the 'n. ...' line. That's not an admissible behavior!
    You have been warned!

  7. Re:PROTIP by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    I've switched my subscription from MSDN to MSBT and it works just fine.

  8. Re:Really? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Well since it seems to have support for about 5% of my apps and about 75% of my hardware, I'm afraid I'm going to have to disagree. Are you talking about Vista or Linux? :)
  9. Re:wow by MSFanBoi2 · · Score: 2, Funny

    Yes folks, only on Slashdots are anti-Microsoft trolls given "interesting" ratings...

  10. THIS JUST IN! by Jeremiah+Cornelius · · Score: 1, Funny

    Windows is revolting!

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    "Flyin' in just a sweet place,
    Never been known to fail..."
  11. Re:Windows users are revolting? Seems unlikely. by Divebus · · Score: 5, Funny

    Most Windows uses I know are quite revolting, actually. (someone had to say it, if it hasn't already)

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    Most of the stuff on /. won't survive first contact with facts.
  12. Re:Really? by alexhs · · Score: 2, Funny

    Well since it seems to have support for about 5% of my apps and about 75% of my hardware, I'm afraid I'm going to have to disagree. Are you talking about Vista or Linux? :) Linux. Vista seems to have support for about 75% of his apps and about 5% of his hardware.
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    I have discovered a truly marvelous proof of killer sig, which this margin is too narrow to contain.