2003 Backgrounds

[bill]

I noticed MS fixed the gradient backgrounds in 2003. Does anyone know if
they are planning to fix the same backgrounds in 2002? Thanks for any input.

[David Bartosik - MS MVP]

Nothing like that in the works for SP3.

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Visit [url]www.davidbartosik.com[/url]
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Tips and How-to's.

"bill" <nm@nh.com> wrote in message
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> I noticed MS fixed the gradient backgrounds in 2003. Does anyone know if
> they are planning to fix the same backgrounds in 2002? Thanks for any

input.

>
>

[bill]

Well, this is pretty crummy treatment for a 2002 (old model) buyer.

The analogy would be that of a car manufacturer with a "known model defect"
that gets
magically fixed in the new model, but is left untouched in the old one,
because it is already "sold". However, unlike a car manufacturer that has to
announce a recall, get the buyer to come in and have the defect repaired at
great expense, all MS has to do is issue a "patch" from their site, a
"patch" already applied to their new model and would cost almost nothing.

This is infuriating because it is absolutely unfair. MS knew about the
defect on or before 2002's release. I, and I'm sure many others, reported it
to them very shortly after buying 2002.



"David Bartosik - MS MVP" <dbartosik@mvps.org> wrote in message
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> Nothing like that in the works for SP3.
>
> --
> David Bartosik - Microsoft MVP
> Visit [url]www.davidbartosik.com[/url]
> for Publisher and Web Design
> Tips and How-to's.
>
> "bill" <nm@nh.com> wrote in message
> news:OMOJT6xTDHA.2512@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...

> > I noticed MS fixed the gradient backgrounds in 2003. Does anyone know if
> > they are planning to fix the same backgrounds in 2002? Thanks for any

> input.

> >
> >

>
>

[bill]

I guess I was the only one affected by the backgrounds.
"bill" <nm@nh.com> wrote in message
news:erQNpbTUDHA.2180@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...

> Well, this is pretty crummy treatment for a 2002 (old model) buyer.
>
> The analogy would be that of a car manufacturer with a "known model

defect"

> that gets
> magically fixed in the new model, but is left untouched in the old one,
> because it is already "sold". However, unlike a car manufacturer that has

to

> announce a recall, get the buyer to come in and have the defect repaired

at

> great expense, all MS has to do is issue a "patch" from their site, a
> "patch" already applied to their new model and would cost almost nothing.
>
> This is infuriating because it is absolutely unfair. MS knew about the
> defect on or before 2002's release. I, and I'm sure many others, reported

it

> to them very shortly after buying 2002.
>
>
>
> "David Bartosik - MS MVP" <dbartosik@mvps.org> wrote in message
> news:u0UJeM7TDHA.3144@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...

> > Nothing like that in the works for SP3.
> >
> > --
> > David Bartosik - Microsoft MVP
> > Visit [url]www.davidbartosik.com[/url]
> > for Publisher and Web Design
> > Tips and How-to's.
> >
> > "bill" <nm@nh.com> wrote in message
> > news:OMOJT6xTDHA.2512@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...

> > > I noticed MS fixed the gradient backgrounds in 2003. Does anyone know

if

> > > they are planning to fix the same backgrounds in 2002? Thanks for any

> > input.

> > >
> > >

> >
> >

>
>
>