RE: When is a bug a bug?

["Walden H. Leverich" <WaldenL@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

>Other than the ADDITIONAL waste of my time.  Let me ask you this,
>Walden.  What are the chances that Microsoft will spend ANY resources
to
>create a patch for W2K Professional that will allow it to open a Lotus
>document? 

It's not likely that they'll create a patch that will allow you to open
the document. However, the reboot issue, well that's another story. And
2000 pro is still in mainstream support, at least until June 30th of
this year, so yes, they should patch that.

>Sorry, I don't find it necessary to be a part of Microsoft's Worldwide
>Software Beta Test team. 

So you don't report issues to IBM either? Don't want to be in their
"beta" team? Look, I'm not going to argue the relative stability of
Windows vs. OS/400, my point it, if you're not willing to report the
issues how will they know to fix them? Or do you just assume someone
else will report them for you?

-Walden

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-----Original Message-----
From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Joe Pluta
Sent: Sunday, 06 March, 2005 14:45
To: 'Midrange Systems Technical Discussion'
Subject: RE: When is a bug a bug?

> From: Walden H. Leverich
> 
> Joe's sounds more like a hardware issue since you didn't even get a
> BSOD. <G>

Hardware issue?  I assume you're just being silly here, Walden.


> HOWEVER, I'm not disagreeing that either of these are bugs. BUT, did
> either of you call MS? Why not? If it's a bug the call's free, so
> there's no harm.

Other than the ADDITIONAL waste of my time.  Let me ask you this,
Walden.  What are the chances that Microsoft will spend ANY resources to
create a patch for W2K Professional that will allow it to open a Lotus
document?

Tell me that you actually think this will happen, and I'll try it.  If
they do not fix it within 30 days, then you pay me my standard
consulting rate for the time it takes to call it in.


> Or would you prefer to simply keep talking about how
> bad the software is but not do anything to help fix it?

Sorry, I don't find it necessary to be a part of Microsoft's Worldwide
Software Beta Test team. 

Joe

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