When is the last time you heard of a car company not supporting a car that's
only 5 years old. This is typical Microsoft as far as I'm concerned. "We're
not supporting you, buy the new one that's drastically overpriced or be
screwed". Thanks again Mr. Gates, your legacy lives on.



"Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]" wrote:


There will be no hotfix for any developer to work on. When a product is out of support, it is not tested with newer software. Get over it.

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After furious head scratching, ron asked:

| Can't you admit that it seems a little strange that MS can design a
| 'feature' that forces you to have to buy updates to their other
| flagship product?
|
| If you want to compare warrnaties between car companies and software
| companies... bring it on. One is a whole lot more accoutable than
| the other. And don't bother telling me that Office XP is out of
| warranty... I'll remind you that MS talks about backward
| compatibility to set the expectation of their customers.
|
| What really bothers me is that Vista politely reminded me that the
| product was no longer supported and would bring me directly to a
| website where I could buy Office 2007. Maybe they should have put
| the developer of that error message on the hotifx instead of trying
| to part me with my money.
|
|
| "Brian Tillman" wrote:
|
|| Bill wrote:
||
||| I think I'm done buying Microsoft products. I'm tired of spending
||| my hard earned money on products that I can't update. They are also
||| bugged to death.
||
|| Let me ask you: do you expect automobile manufacturers to give you
|| free upgrades to older automobiles you've purchased when they make
|| changes to their later lines?
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|| Brian Tillman