Microsoft Productfeedback & Service Packs for .Net

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I have to agree with Frans in this matter, Microsoft Product Feedback sucks. I reported several crashing bugs there (compiler, IDE), among other things. I never even got "we are checking" message.

In th same vein, and from the same source, Frans also talks about the due date for .Net 2.0 SP1. Apperantly it has been set to Orcas' release. I'm not overly concerned about this, since I have far more problems with VS than the framework itself. The due date for this SP is Q3 of this year, which has already started, and beyond a single page, no one seems to be talking about.

Hotfixes by request, after phoning PSS, is not a way to distribue patches. The Windows team is capable of putting patches out, why can't the VS team do the same? We are all developers, we understand about unexpected consequences. What I don't understand is why Microsoft is hoarding the patches this way.