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posted by martyb on Monday June 26 2017, @01:26PM   Printer-friendly
from the well-recommended dept.

The Register is reporting that Microsoft recommends that you NOT install the recommended .NET Framework 4.7 update:

Earlier this month, Microsoft gave the world .NET Framework 4.7 and urged users to install it for the usual reasons: more fun bits to play with and a security improvements.

But two days later the company urged Exchange users not to install it ASAP, because it hadn't validated it yet. Last Friday - 10 days after the launch of the new code - it reminded users of Lync and Skype for Business not to install it either.

[...] "We are in the process of validating Exchange Server on the .NET Framework 4.7, but the work is not yet complete".

While that validation is happening, "please delay this particular .NET update on your Exchange servers".

If you followed the original recommendation and installed the framework, and now wish to follow their new recommendation, then Microsoft recommends you follow these instructions to roll it back.

 
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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday June 26 2017, @09:12PM (2 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Monday June 26 2017, @09:12PM (#531543)

    The actual news is that M$ fired their entire testing department when the new CEO took roost.

  • (Score: 5, Funny) by Grishnakh on Monday June 26 2017, @09:41PM (1 child)

    by Grishnakh (2831) on Monday June 26 2017, @09:41PM (#531573)

    The actual news is that M$ fired their entire testing department when the new CEO took roost.

    It'd be nice if this were more publicized, but it was absolutely the right move for MS. They don't need a testing or validation department, it's just a waste of money and produces negative shareholder value. Testing is a cost center, and is only worth it when it results in more sales. With Windows and other MS software, people are going to use it no matter how buggy it is, so there's just no point in doing a lot of testing to avoid bugs. At Intel, they created a big validation department in the wake of the infamous Pentium FDIV bug, because that bug cost them a *huge* amount of money in recalled chips. But with MS, bugs aren't going to cost them anything; they deliver software, not hardware, so they don't have to recall anything, and can just issue a patch, and moreover, there's no financial liability as their EULA quite clearly states that MS has no liability for software defects and customers use it at their own risk. So why bother testing?

    Some people trash Nadella's management skills, but I think he's the most competent CEO they've ever had. Why didn't stupid Ballmer ever think of cutting costs like this during his decade-long reign?

    • (Score: 2) by FatPhil on Tuesday June 27 2017, @09:11AM

      by FatPhil (863) <pc-soylentNO@SPAMasdf.fi> on Tuesday June 27 2017, @09:11AM (#531827) Homepage
      Wonderful extension of Poe's Law into a field I'd not previously seen it applied!
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