I think it's entirely fair to say that the customer gets what's advertised in the report, because the report covers comparisons between:

 - Windows Server 2003 Out Of The Box
 - Windows Server 2003 Tweaked (unstrict writes)
 - SAMBA Default Settings (unstrict writes)
 - SAMBA equivalent locking semantics to 2003 OOTB

I mean, yay conspiracy and all, but there's none here. I think it's all completely up-front and explicit, even in the little box at the top of the document.

Technically:

 - updates don't require SFPCopy when packaged as a hotfix, they just need to be installed.

 - SRV.SYS didn't implement unstrict writes before the update, but take a look at the report where they compare unpatched Windows to default-settings SAMBA. So, once the update is implemented, and the optional setting enabled, we're getting a better "apples to apples" comparison, as they both implement similar settings.

I'll leave it at that; I'm comfortable with the document as it's written.