I think (before there is some serious bloodletting here), that perhaps what M$ needs to do is update the documentation so that it matches the functionality that was inherited/borrowed/etc from Sybase. We already know they ain't gonna change how it works, so doc is the next best thing.

Perhaps Microsoft could just copy/plagarize the explanation pointed to by an earlier poster; I think it's on the third or 4th page of comments.

Oh, and to SanDroid, I personally would like to have the right STUFF; I could be an astronaut then 😀