ALRIGHT! a chance to slam microsoft again, oh...wait...they did it to themselves...
I don't know I think they have been putting out really poor software since Windows 3.0. I tried a few years ago to start a following to demand they stop producing software and fix the software already on the market. Yeah that didn't do squat, they still kept pumping out the crap, forcing PC makers to ship with their poor software, telling businesses it's Microsoft we're the only game in town. (Try being a Netware guru and seeing people changing because "it's what all the other companies have" even though from a technical level Netware was excellent)
I agree everything is half baked and you need a real SQL server, premium edition, IIS only, AD, Active-X, internet Explorer, xyz system to use ALL the featuress of the software.
Although I do see this "attitude" coming from other vendors now too; Symantec when questioned about why their EndPoint Protection is growing so large on the C: drive, and what we can do about it; "well you could always put it on a SQL server" - Yeah I'll by a SQL server to support your AV engine for 10 people....(best Dr. Evil)..riiiight.
Oh yeah and I still have an SE/30 that works fine and does what it's suppose to
