How many of you who have forked out the extra bucks for the Windows Vista Ultimate version of Windows have got very use to seeing the following image?
I thought that I have only seen this message for ages so I took a look and this is the last ultimate extra I got:
Checkout that date - March 21, 2007
Well today is August 25, 2007 so that is only 5 months with no updates.
What a complete and utter waste of time Microsoft for wasting everyones time with this package of nothing!
When are you going to realise that people get pissed this with this stupid policy that you run, as if you don't have simple tools you could just throw in each week or two to keep people happy who paid the extra $
Quote from Paul Thurrott back in Febraury 2007 - http://www.winsupersite.com/reviews/winvista_ultimate_extras.asp
Given the paucity of Extras, and the overwhelming feeling that some of these should have simply been included in more Vista versions, the Windows Ultimate Extras aren't exactly a slam dunk: I don't see anything absolutely essential here, though the BitLocker Drive Preparation Tool is certainly useful (and GroupShot is, of course, a winner, assuming it's ever released - not yet Paul). We'll see if anything more compelling turns up over time, as Microsoft has pledged to ship more Extras in the months ahead. Let's hope some of them help justify Vista Ultimate's high price: Until then, this package of Extras is decidedly mediocre. What a disappointing start.
Paul Thurrott
January 17, 2007 & February 14, 2007
Disapointing start, well add 6 months to that statement Paul and there is nothing new going on, infact nothing really since you posted your comments.
I saw a very interesting Key Note speech while at TechEd 2007 - http://www.microsoft.com/nz/teched07/keynote.aspx and http://www.microsoft.com/nz/teched07/live/knv1.aspx
The main thing that Lou Carbone shared with the audience was leaving indeliable marks that make a difference in the world we live in. The main topic what Lou was wanting to get across was we should move from making and selling to sensing and responding.
So what does this mean - well it means understanding your customers and not just selling to them, we are all customers at the end of the day, and we all want to be treated with respect and dignity.
Come on Microsoft, play the game and sort this program out for your customers, remember those little people who actually pay your wages!