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1. Comment - MS: $4,000 for Daylight Saving Fix

   (Mar 1, 2007 - 10:52 AM)

   I don't understand what this news is about. On one hand it says "MS will not be charging the standard fee ... to join its Extended Support Hotfix program." Huh? Of course they don't. In their lifecycle policy, one has 90 days to enter this program after ending of mainstream support. For Windows 2000 Server, this was in 2005. A little bit late for entering...
   So do I have to pay 4000 $ when I am not in this program? Well, seems to be quite normal. But... on the other hand, in Foley's blog it says they (MS) "amend the regular Extended Hotfix support program.". What does that mean? Will I have to pay 4000 $ even if I already have a support-contract for this extended support program, which ends up in 2010? So why do I pay for this contract which guarantees non-security hotfixes?
   
   I am not a customer, it's just interesting.