Comments on: Microsoft tries to stomp on VMWare http://willtoexist.com/microsoft-tries-to-stomp-on-vmware_1200/ a deist transhumanist libertarian minarchist citizen soldier's blog Fri, 05 Dec 2008 13:45:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: kitanis http://willtoexist.com/microsoft-tries-to-stomp-on-vmware_1200/#comment-245004 kitanis Mon, 30 Jun 2008 18:02:22 +0000 http://willtoexist.com/?p=1200#comment-245004 Microsoft is a company that is famous for putting out proprietary or poorly designed products and then attempting to do everything to not support that product even after you pay for the support. It is no surprise that your company is going through this problem Trevor. and I wish there was a way around the whole issue, other than going to Linux or Apple.I myself have just built a machine and put Vista Ultimate on it with 4 gigs of ram.. No issues other than some functions seem clunky if you use the Microsoft supplied applications to do somethings on it. Microsoft is a company that is famous for putting out proprietary or poorly designed products and then attempting to do everything to not support that product even after you pay for the support. It is no surprise that your company is going through this problem Trevor. and I wish there was a way around the whole issue, other than going to Linux or Apple.I myself have just built a machine and put Vista Ultimate on it with 4 gigs of ram.. No issues other than some functions seem clunky if you use the Microsoft supplied applications to do somethings on it.

]]> By: datarat http://willtoexist.com/microsoft-tries-to-stomp-on-vmware_1200/#comment-244997 datarat Mon, 30 Jun 2008 16:02:10 +0000 http://willtoexist.com/?p=1200#comment-244997 I wish it was just microsoft that did this, but it seems typical of the support industry. I'm in support myself, and when I run into a problem that COULD be my software, I do everything in my power to make sure it's not before suggesting the customer look elsewhere. However, other companies don't feel this way. Logitech is a particular example. I was having trouble with severe lag with my Bluetooth mouse and keyboard when using a headset with the computer. Their answer: The headset isn't by logitech so they don't support it. That's a little like saying they don't support a webcam because it's plugged into a third party usb hub.  Then I had to argue with the next tier about bluetooth profiles and firmware. In the end I solved the problem myself. I wish it was just microsoft that did this, but it seems typical of the support industry. I’m in support myself, and when I run into a problem that COULD be my software, I do everything in my power to make sure it’s not before suggesting the customer look elsewhere. However, other companies don’t feel this way. Logitech is a particular example. I was having trouble with severe lag with my Bluetooth mouse and keyboard when using a headset with the computer. Their answer: The headset isn’t by logitech so they don’t support it.

That’s a little like saying they don’t support a webcam because it’s plugged into a third party usb hub.  Then I had to argue with the next tier about bluetooth profiles and firmware.

In the end I solved the problem myself.

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