Microsoft has 2 & 1/2 days left until Summer ends and the first day of fall officially starts. and still no word on what or if anything is happening with Ultimate Extras. The Ultimate Extra blog still hasn't been updated since July 2nd when it said it intended to deliver DreamScene and the Language Packs by the end of summer.
News source: In House
"We intend to ship Windows DreamScene and the remaining 20 Language Packs by the end of the summer. We will not ship the last two Extras showcased in January (Windows DreamScene and the remaining 20 Language Packs) until they meet the high quality bar required by our enthusiastic customers—and we believe that we can achieve that bar by the end of this summer".I don't know about you, but I am beginning to think they won't make it. It's a real shame that a huge corporation fails to keep its Software users up-to-date on whats going on with the development of the extras.

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Thanks Neobond..
http://windowsultimate.com/blogs/announcements/contact.aspx
It was never really throughly tested or an officially supported product.
After the big security push Microsoft no longer distributes unofficial employee created products on its website.
So Powertoys are dead.
Kidding about what? You think it's alright for corporations to make blatantly false statements and then just slide off as if nothing is wrong? They basically lied to everyone who bought the Ultimate edition expecting to receive "cutting-edge programs", "innovative services" and "unique publications"? How much of that has turned out to be completely false lies?
Kidding about what? You think it's alright for corporations to make blatantly false statements and then just slide off as if nothing is wrong? They basically lied to everyone who bought the Ultimate edition expecting to receive "cutting-edge programs", "innovative services" and "unique publications"? How much of that has turned out to be completely false lies?
Dreamscene and language packs are cutting edge and innovative and worthy of making a fuss?
Methinks somebody's MS-bashing just to be on the bandwagon.
As I've said before, anyone who's bought Ultimate just because of the extras is an idiot. I still stand by that assertion today. Exactly what type of "cutting edge programs" did you expect?
So anybody that bought Vista Ultimate for one of the main advertised features is an idiot? I'm sorry but that is just ridiculous. Microsoft deceived users and people are rightly annoyed. Heck, they release Powertoys for XP and yet they've barely done any better for Ultimate Extra despite hyping it up.
Kidding about what? You think it's alright for corporations to make blatantly false statements and then just slide off as if nothing is wrong? They basically lied to everyone who bought the Ultimate edition expecting to receive "cutting-edge programs", "innovative services" and "unique publications"? How much of that has turned out to be completely false lies?
Dreamscene and language packs are cutting edge and innovative and worthy of making a fuss?
Methinks somebody's MS-bashing just to be on the bandwagon.
As I've said before, anyone who's bought Ultimate just because of the extras is an idiot. I still stand by that assertion today. Exactly what type of "cutting edge programs" did you expect?
If you didn't notice, I pulled those terms off the Vista marketing materials. I think people expected Microsoft to keep their commitments. I think anyone who lets companies lie and cheat them are weak pushovers. You are always in control in a company/customer relationship, don't let Microsoft dictate the terms. They should be fined for their deceptive marketing practices (to the tune of a few billion dollars) and only then will they begin to realize that their crooked ways are not acceptable.
Remember the Plus pack for 95? For XP? I never for one second deluded myself believing those Ultimate "extras" would turn out be anything more than that pointless crap. The announcement of DreamScene way back when only served to confirmed that.
So I'm gonna ask my question again: Exactly what type of "cutting edge programs" did you expect this time around? Y'know, some *must have* feature that won't work on or won't be backported to any other Vista version?
Seriously...do I have to spell it out? If it's a "must have" feature that's actually useful and nobody can live without it and it makes everybody's job easier, there's no way it's gonna be an exclusive. No way. From the get-go, those Extras could only possibly turn out to be fluff.
> I pulled those terms off the Vista marketing materials
So you've been had. Sounds like that was pretty easy.
> I think anyone who lets companies lie and cheat them are weak pushovers
...and I think you need to understand how marketing works. This is nothing new--for Microsoft, or anybody else. Don't confuse marketing material and press releases with binding legal agreements. No offense, but I'll take a guess--you're still in high school, with a twinkle in your eye and ready to change the world for the better, right?
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Doubt it will happen though.
It may be false advertising on MS part if they don't offer anything new during the life of Vista.
My guess is that at least 63% of all statistics is made up on the spot when they aren't backed by facts.
Yes, it could be 1%, but maybe just as likely 15.32% or 26.71% that saw it as a contributing factor when deciding between the editions instead of just going Business or Home Premium, and then it suddenly becomes much more of a problem here.
Language packs should not be ultimate extras, but essential upgrades to the countries needed, and free additions to other countries (eg if you were a French speaking citizen in Russia for example, and wanted Vista in French)
Well SP1 is due out in early 2008
I suppose MS will call that a xtra
Language pack????????? wtf???
I really regret buying Ultimate now as I could of quite easily just got Premium
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I don't know about you, but I am beginning to think they won't make it. It's a real shame that a huge corporation fails to keep its software users up-to-date on what's going on with the development of the extras.
Ok - I partially agree with you - but I paid a lot of money for a product that doesn't do what it says on the tin.
is M$ going to refund me some cash - dont think so
I somewhat care as the extras was an added extra cost also care that the extras was promised and also the extras was 1 (one) of the ultimate selling points. That being said I feel somewhat Ripped off.
What a way to crap on Microsoft for no reason. Where unprofessional journalism looks better,... Well not always!
Pip'
Face it, Microsoft screwed it's customers.
im a vista ultimate user and i do not expect anything that a full of lies and broken promises for ultimate extras. Besides nothing interesting here in those extras anyways
You know how well the Nvidia one went over. http://www.nvidiaclassaction.org/
I'm not sure where you're getting this information. In checking my "Reliability Monitor" I don't see any of these issues where applications are crashing all the time.
The only 'crashes' I'm receiving on Vista x64 is the Beta TF2 client crashing. Otherwise, over the last month it's been the beta Trillian client that's crashing...
Otherwise, the only 'issue' I've found with Vista is that games don't usually have the same FPS as with other versions of Windows. However, with every release of my NVidia graphics driver... It only seems to get better.
I'd love to talk to your contacts that hate Vista and have many problems with it. Out of the 100 or so people I've talked to personally about it, only 1 was unhappy, and he was using a bootleg copy, so I didn't care what he thought.
And yes, I've thought that it could be one of the apps that I've installed (or my friends, family, co-workers). But even on a fresh install, I still have apps like WMP crash out of no where. I'm pretty sure Microsoft makes WMP, don't they?
And yes, I've thought that it could be one of the apps that I've installed (or my friends, family, co-workers). But even on a fresh install, I still have apps like WMP crash out of no where. I'm pretty sure Microsoft makes WMP, don't they?
And what were you doing when it crashed? There's always an explanation
People paid for these "promises" on top of it all. Just pathetic Microsoft. But then again, they are experts at stealing from us.
XPMCE with domain hack is the perfect OS for me right now.
OH JOY! xD!!!
"Language Packs" as a bonus extra, typical Microsoft
Although they are definitely not keeping up with what they said they would, it's your own damn fault if you bought Ultimate just for the Extras. They were never supposed to be a sole selling point for Ultimate, just a nice bonus for paying for the top version.