Windows Server 2008 SP1 is not the only service pack making news today. But first a clarification: It’s Microsoft’s community outreach, as much as the service pack itself, that is spurring the outrage to which my headline refers. Mystified by the meltdown that is the public reaction to Vista Service Pack 1, and Microsoft’s reaction to that reaction, Tom Yager writes, “I wouldn’t say it’s the Second Coming. Apparently some people would, and they were pissed off that they weren’t among the first invitees to the event.” Yager goes on that Vista SP1 was leaked to the Web, Microsoft then issued discs to media outlets and, ultimately, sheepishly and apologetically put Vista SP1 out for public download well in advance of the RTM. “I see this as a sequence of three events that spin a tale more cautionary than amusing,” Yager writes in Vista SP1: Release to mob. “What should Microsoft brace for next? A tidal wave of moaning from the entitled over the absence of their pet fixes and features.” Related news: Microsoft yanks Vista SP1 update, causing endless reboots. Software Development