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Vista/Server 2008 SP2 Beta To Be Opened to Public

Linked by Thom Holwerda on Tue 2nd Dec 2008 23:31 UTC

In late October, Microsoft announced the beta of the second service pack for Windows Vista and Server 2008. This beta was limited in audience, and today Microsoft has fixed that: it opened up the beta for MSDN and TechNet subscribers, and coming Thursday, it will be opened to the general public. The releases will be distributed via TechNet.

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RE[5]: Comment by flanque

by lemur2 on Wed 3rd Dec 2008 04:44 UTC in reply to "RE[4]: Comment by flanque"

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2007-02-17

Huh? Give you a reason to buy Windows 7 and then when I do you say no I didn't, yet tell me I did? Sorry, you make no sense.

I asked why anyone would buy Windows 7 if Microsoft fixed Vista (say via a service pack).

You replied with your reason to buy Windows 7 if Microsoft hadn't fixed Vista. To quote you "Perhaps by adding some of the features that Vista missed out on?" See? If Vista is still missing features that it should have had, then Microsoft haven't fixed it yet.

So you didn't answer the question I put.

Edited 2008-12-03 04:47 UTC

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RE[6]: Comment by flanque

by poundsmack on Wed 3rd Dec 2008 06:27 in reply to "RE[5]: Comment by flanque"

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2005-07-13

hush the both of you. the fact is microsoft IS doing some preformance tuning in SP2. http://blogs.zdnet.com/microsoft/?p=1745

now as for why you would by windows 7 even if they fixed up vista's speed issue and resource issue is simple. new features, changes to the way it handles SSD's, interface, better 64 bit support, etc...

and, as someone who has been testing both windows 7 and vista sp2 i can tell you that even in beta form sp2 installed vista feel snappier than before. and windows 7, well, it just rocks, people are not going ot be disapointed. well MS haters will be, since they will have one less thing to hate about

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RE[7]: Comment by flanque

by satan666 on Wed 3rd Dec 2008 16:36 in reply to "RE[6]: Comment by flanque"

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2008-04-18

...and, as someone who has been testing both windows 7 and vista sp2 i can tell you that even in beta form sp2 installed vista feel snappier than before. and windows 7, well, it just rocks, people are not going to be disappointed. well MS haters will be, since they will have one less thing to hate about

Well, I think people don't hate MS because Vista sucks (which it does actually). People hate MS because of MS' business conduct and ethics (or lack of).

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