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BG: "...no significant bugs in our software..."
« on: February 21, 2003, 05:08:23 PM »
Bill Gates says There are no significant bugs in our released software that any significant number of users want fixed. In an interview for German weekly magazine FOCUS, Microsoft`s Mr. Bill Gates III has made some statements about software quality of MS products. BG:"If you really think there's a bug you should report a bug. Maybe you're not using it properly." He says that any problems are through ".... Luddites don't know how to use software properly," BG:"We don't do a new version to fix bugs. We don't."

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Re: BG: "...no significant bugs in our software..."
« Reply #1 on: February 21, 2003, 05:20:06 PM »
HAHAHAHAHAHAHA  :roflmao:

I wonder if anyone actually bought this...
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Re: BG: "...no significant bugs in our software..."
« Reply #2 on: February 21, 2003, 05:22:14 PM »
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"Maybe you're not using it properly."


And maybe you have a set of male genitals for a head, Mr. Gates.

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Re: BG: "...no significant bugs in our software..."
« Reply #3 on: February 21, 2003, 05:44:49 PM »
Firstly, I am no fan of Microsoft, but I can't see anything wrong with what Bill Gates was saying.

Some of it was a bit dubious when he was goaded, but basically what was said was that they don't release a new version just to fix bugs. Of course some things are fixed in a new release. If you know of a bug then it should be fixed, unless the workaround is so entrenched that fixing the bug will cause more hassles than leaving it in in the first place.

It makes business sense to provide more for a consumer than just a bug fix. A simple bug fix should always be free (and basically is in most cases).

As an aside, yes, they should take users reporting bugs more seriously than it seems they were based on that interview (or actually looks more like an interview extract). There will always be bugs. That's life.

Finally, although he says less than 1% of calls involves a bug, it should be noted that, at least on later versions of Windows, most bug reports are submitted electronically.
 

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Re: BG: "...no significant bugs in our software..."
« Reply #4 on: February 21, 2003, 05:48:18 PM »
So what are the service packs for his software for, and what are security patches about, if its a fault with the users then why release them. bill gates is getting a bigger idiot every month if he comes out with any more bull****  we will need to shovel up after him . :-D  :-D  :-D  :-D
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Re: BG: "...no significant bugs in our software..."
« Reply #5 on: February 21, 2003, 05:49:40 PM »
Is this the interview they did in 1995? If so, it's somewhat old news. If not, it sure sounds remarkably similar...
 

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Re: BG: "...no significant bugs in our software..."
« Reply #6 on: February 21, 2003, 06:20:36 PM »
:-)  :-D  :lol:  :roflmao:  :crazy:  :roflmao:  :lol:  :-D  :-)  :-P  :-P  :-P  :-P  :-P  :-P  :-P  :-P  :-P  :-P  :crazy:  :crazy:  :crazy:


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Re: BG: "...no significant bugs in our software..."
« Reply #7 on: February 21, 2003, 06:24:00 PM »
(October 23,1995,)

Lets talk about Amiga companies bullshit promises in 1995 aswell.

vortexau you really need to set your calendar to 2003 instead of posting links to 8 year old articles.
 

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Re: BG: "...no significant bugs in our software..."
« Reply #8 on: February 21, 2003, 07:37:11 PM »
Please, this interview is 5 years old. It is as relevant as an interview of that time that said that AmigaOS 4.0 or MorphOS would be ready in 2001.
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Re: BG: "...no significant bugs in our software..."
« Reply #9 on: February 21, 2003, 07:38:41 PM »
All software has bugs - that goes without question.

People also have to recognize that the likelihood of bugs increases with the complexity of the software.

Amiga applications haven't exactly earned a reputation for being a standout in the stability category either and nothing compares in terms of the complexity of many commercial Windows applications.
 

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Re: BG: "...no significant bugs in our software..."
« Reply #10 on: February 21, 2003, 10:21:46 PM »
The most serious bug I know of it the registration process in XP and the unfair monitoring of changes made to the system.

That's a bug that I will not have in my OS.
Therefore you wouldn't catch me dead or alive with XP on my computer.

If I spend my hard earned money on an OS, it's not going to shut me down because I love to make many system changes, and low level format my drives.

There's bugs alright, but Bill Gates don't call it a bug.


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Re: BG: "...no significant bugs in our software..."
« Reply #11 on: February 21, 2003, 10:46:14 PM »
:roll: And here I was thinking of starting a new thread to complain about Microsoft's TCP/IP stack crashing on my last two dail-up attempts.  (It won't free up the port to allow you to try again.  You have to reboot.)

:-? It seems the more things change, the more they stay the same...
 

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Re: BG: "...no significant bugs in our software..."
« Reply #12 on: February 21, 2003, 11:23:24 PM »
HAHAHA ! :roflmao:  :roflmao:  :roflmao: ....I understand the real bug is Bill Gates itself!  :-x

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Re: BG: "...no significant bugs in our software..."
« Reply #13 on: February 22, 2003, 12:02:38 AM »
:-o  :-o  :crazy:  :crazy:  :crazy:  :crazy:  :crazy:  :rtfm:  :rtfm:  :rtfm:  :rtfm:  :roflmao:  :roflmao:  :roflmao:  :roflmao:  :roflmao:  :smack:  :smack:  :whack:  :python:  :python:

I wonder if me exiting Outlook Express and it then crashing is evidence of me not using it properly  :-D .
 

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Re: BG: "...no significant bugs in our software..."
« Reply #14 on: February 22, 2003, 02:57:54 AM »
XP seems to update itself at least once a week, that seems a bit often to me.  ;-)

New upgrades can be intsalled............
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