The January stability update, however, caused some Windows 7 systems to randomly freeze or display the "Blue screen of death" error screen. Microsoft has issued several stability and reliability updates for Windows 7 since its late-October launch. "When a person buys a new computer and they go to Windows Update, and there's 50, 60, 70 updates waiting, at some point it becomes burdensome," he said. It hasn't made the same argument about Windows 7.Ĭherry explained why a service pack was still necessary. Microsoft later backed away from that position. When Microsoft first released Vista in 2007, company executives argued that a service pack wouldn't be necessary because Windows Update could deliver fixes as they became available. "You have a good success on your hands," said Cherry, "so the last thing you want is a bad service pack." Microsoft may also be leery of releasing a service pack because of those positive reviews of Windows 7, and the chance that a flawed service pack could poison the well. "I'm not hearing any significant problems with Windows 7, so this time, waiting for SP1 you may be doing yourself a disservice." "If Microsoft wants to break people of the habit of waiting for SP1, this would be the time to do it," said Cherry, citing the popularity of Windows 7 and the almost unanimous praise the operating system has received. "We have nothing new to announce at this time."
"Per Microsoft policy, we do not comment on rumors or speculation," a spokeswoman said today via e-mail. Microsoft declined to comment on TechARP's claims, or on a Windows 7 service pack in general. According to Peter Klein, Microsoft's chief financial officer, the company has sold 90 million licenses to Windows 7 since July 2009.
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