Comments on: Microsoft – Faster adoption of products? http://rickschummer.com/blog2/2008/02/microsoft-faster-adoption-of-products/ Shedding some light on topics of software development, Visual FoxPro, saving our planet, paying it forward, and anything else I find important enough to share. Sun, 13 Jan 2019 18:50:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.3 By: pilotbob http://rickschummer.com/blog2/2008/02/microsoft-faster-adoption-of-products/comment-page-1/#comment-741 pilotbob Fri, 22 Feb 2008 10:16:00 +0000 http://rickschummer.com/blog2/2008/02/microsoft-faster-adoption-of-products/#comment-741 Ah... I knew about the "binary" compatibility... but I didn't know they were actually showing the inital 2008 release as SP1. <br /><br />I guess this way people also don't have to wait for SP1 before implementing.<br /><br />BOb Ah… I knew about the “binary” compatibility… but I didn’t know they were actually showing the inital 2008 release as SP1.

I guess this way people also don’t have to wait for SP1 before implementing.

BOb

]]> By: Carl http://rickschummer.com/blog2/2008/02/microsoft-faster-adoption-of-products/comment-page-1/#comment-742 Carl Fri, 22 Feb 2008 00:29:00 +0000 http://rickschummer.com/blog2/2008/02/microsoft-faster-adoption-of-products/#comment-742 I installed Windows Server 2008 last week. I can assure you that it says Service Pack 1 in what I installed, even though this is the first release. And, it is one sweet server OS. I installed Windows Server 2008 last week. I can assure you that it says Service Pack 1 in what I installed, even though this is the first release. And, it is one sweet server OS.

]]> By: Rick Schummer http://rickschummer.com/blog2/2008/02/microsoft-faster-adoption-of-products/comment-page-1/#comment-743 Rick Schummer Wed, 20 Feb 2008 16:42:27 +0000 http://rickschummer.com/blog2/2008/02/microsoft-faster-adoption-of-products/#comment-743 Did you read Mary's article? In the article she states that the original production release is SP1, and the first update (a service pack) will be SP2. She has a picture with the released OS properties showing the newly released version is already noted as SP1.<br /><br />Here is the reason from her post:<br /><br /><i>"Chalk that abnormality up to Microsoft’s ongoing attempt to more closely synchronize its Windows client and Windows server releases. Because Windows client and server are built from the same core and thus get patched with many of the same updates and fixes, Windows Server 2008 and Windows Vista SP1 are now “on par.”"</i><br /><br />I think it is goofy and a bit misleading based on how things normally work.<br /><br />I only have one version, the EXE version. It simplifies everything in communicating with my clients. Sometimes I use standard 1.1.1 versions, and some clients prefer dated versions like 2008.2.20. Did you read Mary’s article? In the article she states that the original production release is SP1, and the first update (a service pack) will be SP2. She has a picture with the released OS properties showing the newly released version is already noted as SP1.

Here is the reason from her post:

“Chalk that abnormality up to Microsoft’s ongoing attempt to more closely synchronize its Windows client and Windows server releases. Because Windows client and server are built from the same core and thus get patched with many of the same updates and fixes, Windows Server 2008 and Windows Vista SP1 are now “on par.””

I think it is goofy and a bit misleading based on how things normally work.

I only have one version, the EXE version. It simplifies everything in communicating with my clients. Sometimes I use standard 1.1.1 versions, and some clients prefer dated versions like 2008.2.20.

]]> By: pilotbob http://rickschummer.com/blog2/2008/02/microsoft-faster-adoption-of-products/comment-page-1/#comment-744 pilotbob Wed, 20 Feb 2008 16:02:00 +0000 http://rickschummer.com/blog2/2008/02/microsoft-faster-adoption-of-products/#comment-744 Rick,<br /><br />I'm not sure what you mean here. 2008 Server RTM is NOT SP1... the kernel and some other core components are the same as Vista SP1. When 2008 SP1 comes out it will be Vista SP2. Different products, different versions. <br /><br />However, I would anticipate that the file version numbers are the same. <br /><br />We have the same problem with deciding if the file versions should match the product versions, or not? How do you handle it?<br /><br />BOb Rick,

I’m not sure what you mean here. 2008 Server RTM is NOT SP1… the kernel and some other core components are the same as Vista SP1. When 2008 SP1 comes out it will be Vista SP2. Different products, different versions.

However, I would anticipate that the file version numbers are the same.

We have the same problem with deciding if the file versions should match the product versions, or not? How do you handle it?

BOb

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