An article about Win2K gaming written by a member of the MS dev
team:
http://www.gamespy.com/articles/win2kgaming.shtm
But the interesting bit is:
"As a member of the team developing Windows 2000, I was naturally
concerned when ZDNet posted and article characterizing Windows 2000
as having 63,000 "defects," and insinuating that these "defects"
are "bugs." What the article fails to properly clarify is that a
defect is not necessarily a bug. All software has bugs, a fact of
computer science. Look at it this way, when is the last time your
Big Mac looked like the picture on the menu or commercial? If six
people can't make a hamburger error free, then how can we
reasonably expect a company to make a sophisticated product such as
Windows 2000 error free? Now, back to this notion of a defect for
a moment. First, these are 63,000 potential defects, and these
defects can range from an imperfect driver to conflicts between
applications, to an erroneous program installation over an Internet
connection using PPTP and terminal services while watching a DVD
movie. Moreover, the high number of detected possible problems
should be positive proof that Microsoft is dead serious about the
performance and stability of this operating system."
"bugs" --> "issues" --> "defects"
"Win2K" --> "Big Mac"
"Microsoft" --> "McDonalds"
Sounds like his FUD is fairly accurate... I mean, how *can* we
expect companies to make a sohisticated product without defects?
747-400 anyone? "No, sorry, our aircraft don't work as advertised.
Think of it like... We're McDonalds, and you have to eat our crappy
food, okay?"
:) - Jeff
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