Bob Henson wrote:

On 10/10/2012 7:46 PM, Gene E. Bloch wrote:
On Wed, 10 Oct 2012 16:09:05 +0100, Bob Henson wrote:

Broken before it starts! Not yet on the market and the first major fix
is ready.

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/10..._8_rtm_update/
One could also say that Microsoft is being very proactive in improving
its product.

You could - but you'd have to be looking at things from a very odd angle
to construe it as anything but a part-ready product rushed out before it
was ready, and needing to be patched to make it usable. I've used it,
and it certainly isn't ready.

Your response to the update strikes me as radically uncalled for - and I
don't even like Windows 8...

Why? It's an obvious and logical response to the facts.



What it means, for anyone not paying attention, is a
re-definition of release labeling.

Alpha, Beta, RTM.

becomes

Alpha, RTM, SP1

and means the RTM was "just a beta".

No end user should care about this, but it does
mean for an OEM like Dell/HP/Acer, they end up
being "squeezed" when it comes to proper product
test before release. How well tested will your
new Dell with Windows 8 be, when you get it in
a few weeks ??? That's the issue as I see it.

This is a lot like handing in a homework assignment
late, and sliding it underneath the professor's door sill :-)
Not impressed.

Paul