"MS failed to keep that feature functioning when they could have."
Yes, probably because the employee that put the certificate in forgot
to renew it.
No offense intended but, D'oh! That's my point. Someone had a job
to do and for the customers who bought what is arguably the most
important product Microsoft makes it is not excuse to say "It's not the
company's fault, it was Joe"
"(Breaking something out of absentmindedness is a fail. Specifically a
failure to pay attention to your own work.)"
Which most people are guilty of. I have yet to find a person who is
absolutely, 100% perfect at everything they do.
Did I suggest otherwise? The fact that we are fallible does not relieve
us of our responsibilities. The judicious use of Microsoft's own Project
or Outlook applications was all that was necessary.
"Conclusion: Microsoft underestimated the importance of this
feature."
Bad conclusion.
So my intellectual property is not important? Because failing to tell me
that Microsoft is responsible for keeping my IP available if I use their
product is pretty freaking important. What will happen if Microsoft
decides they are not going to support this feature at some point down
the road? If my kids need to access something I created after I die,
say to show state of mind when I created my Will, are the just SOL?
Certificates last a long time - on the order of years, I think. It's
easy for somebody to forget.
Again, not in dispute. But if you are going to sell millions of
something and advertise a certain feature you have an obligation to
make sure that feature works. "Easy to forget" is no more a valid
excuse then "Gee Officer, I felt sober before I got behind the wheel."
"No one disputes any of this."
I must not be anybody, then :P.
Hardly. We just disagree.
