>>Why should stability be more important than before? It has always been important and should be a GIVEN.
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>All software products, not just Microsoft's, are released with some known issues, even if they are very minor or very rare to surface. I'm saying that more effort is being put into the stability of the product than previous versions. It is simply a fact, and you can view this as a good thing or a bad thing, your choice.

I guess that nobody is going to argue with you on the importance of the stability of a product. But it should'nt be considered a feature.

When was the last time you saw different prices for a software based on its stability?

I can imagine the advertising in a magazine "Save some money and buy the unstable (buggy) version" ;-D