TechNet subscribers rip Microsoft over XP SP3 'farce'
InfoWorld | at | by Mike
In a repeat of a February donnybrook over SP1 for Windows Vista, IT professionals and developers are blasting Microsoft's decision to withhold the final version of Windows XP SP3 from them until after it's released to the public.
Subscribers to TechNet and Microsoft Developer Network, who pay hundreds annually to the Microsoft for the right to download software for testing and development purposes, called the move a "farce," a "slap in the face" and "ludicrous."