Windows Vista Ultimate Extras Vanish in Thin Air
section: windows, for your questions: KezNews forum, 28.8.2007
Microsoft is mocking users of the Ultimate edition of its Windows Vista operating system with the Windows Ultimate Extras.
Back in January 2007, Microsoft applauded Windows ultimate Extras as a collection of unique content designed to integrate seamlessly with the high-end edition of its latest Windows operating system. At that time, the Windows project was still under the lead of Jim Allchin, (Former) Co-President, Platforms & Services Division, and had failed to taste the bitter Windows Omerta codename Translucency imposed by Steven Sinofsky, Senior Vice President, Windows and Windows Live Engineering Group.
And in no aspect did Microsoft fail Ultimate users more than with the delivery of DreamScene and the Language Packs. In fact, seven months after the commercial availability of Windows Vista, the Redmond company is yet to finalize DreamScene or to make available the Language Packs.
"We intend to ship Windows DreamScene and the remaining 20 Language Packs by the end of the summer. We will not ship the last two Extras showcased in January (Windows DreamScene and the remaining 20 Language Packs) until they meet the high quality bar required by our enthusiastic customers—and we believe that we can achieve that bar by the end of this summer," revealed Barry Goffe, Director, Windows Vista Ultimate Microsoft back in early July.
I don't know what Goffe meant by the intention to "ship" DreamScene and the undelivered language packs, but Microsoft actually pulled the original content associated with the Multilingual User Interface (MUI) feature of Windows Vista Ultimate from Windows Update. If you still want them, the download links have been posted over at Channel 9. But this could mean a couple of things. Either Microsoft has discontinued the language packs altogether, or the company is getting ready to unveil the remaining Extras. However, Redmond is paved with nothing but good intentions, as far as Ultimate Extras are concerned.
"We also intend to deliver additional Extras in the future. In addition to Windows DreamScene and the remaining Language Packs, we plan to ship a collection of additional Windows Ultimate Extras over the next couple years that we are confident will delight our passionate Windows Vista Ultimate customers. We cannot identify dates or provide details at this time—but once we ship Windows DreamScene and the remaining Language Packs, we will provide more information about the next Extras," Goffe added in July.
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Comments(12)
in a confidential email to some of the windows ultimate extras beta testers microsoft
admitted the true status of testing for ultimate extras: "at this time, this beta is
currently in standby and we do not have an eta for when it will spin back up."
this
email was by lara jones of the windows beta team.
why the hell do i have to use windows... that's right.. i am a gamer which means any
other platform is redundant to me.
microsoft is always doing shit like this and
people just happily take it up the anus without even screaming.
someone
seriously needs to get microshit under control now, they are taking a leak on the heads of
all their consumers.
look at them, they built a shoddy os called windows vista,
and they can't even be bothered to release some small extras with it, which they promised
to people time and time again.
fuck you microsoft, you lost another customer, i
am switching to linux and learning how to use wine.
leaking customers is exactly right, i think it could be slightly terminal - at least
permanent for those who have already switched elsewhere.
if you split the market into
thirds - nerd, normal use, and beginner - i think the nerds are switching to linux all the
sooner and beginners to osx - leaving a vacuum in the middle - which m$ will always have -
but not is such great numbers.
its done it to itself though in my opinion.
admits it! don't lie. linux suk!
i'm a linux administrator here in india, and handle flash games testing servers and
php-mysql sites. i just love the way linux works, faster, stable, flexible.
office=fedora linux
home=osx tiger 10.4.10 hackintosh on my amd system. i left
windows coz of it's mean business. he doesn't care his customers. i just learned os x on
my amd system in last 5 months, and i love it, coz it provides as much sutff as windows
provided in software and games(with cider) market, and even much better.
ppl should
give mac os x try, coz it can be installed on our pcs and we can give a full hand to
microsoft insteand of giveing a big fingure!!!...
http://www.osx86project.org
i have got many free updates i got 2 new games and new wallpapers though windows update
easy try it and linux is shit
does anyone know, which 20 language packs will they ship?
the 16 original language packs are back, along with an update that says it fixes
something to do with installing language packs.
i still don't understand how silly moving wallpaper and language paks can be called
"ultimate" add-ons. haven't these been available by 3rd parties for a long time?
a set of powertoys for vista would be welcome.
novell linux 10 is awesome! to hell with windows vista
billy gates is a magician, he wave his wand and poof! the extra have gone bye,byes.
linux is b.e.a.utifull, just give it try and u love it....
by anonymous7 on
29.08.2007 - 09:08
i'm a linux administrator here in india, and handle flash games
testing servers and php-mysql sites. i just love the way linux works, faster, stable,
flexible.
office=fedora linux
home=osx tiger 10.4.10 hackintosh on my
amd system. i left windows coz of it's mean business. he doesn't care his customers. i
just learned os x on my amd system in last 5 months, and i love it, coz it provides as
much sutff as windows provided in software and games(with cider) market, and even much
better.
ppl should give mac os x try, coz it can be installed on our pcs and we can
give a full hand to microsoft insteand of giveing a big fingure!!!...
yea its
finger learn to read and wright which call centre is this you work in you think linux is
great over vista fukinoff how you slip the net yea an you think carpets can fly and god.
allah, the created the universe
then told all you nutters to blow it up ?? bud bud
fukin hate you all grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
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By Luthian on 29.08.2007 - 01:08