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Vista Could Ship Earlier Than Expected

Posted by Hemos on from the not-bloody-likely dept.

UltimaGuy writes "With speculation of a ship date for Windows Vista ranging in the second part of 2006, word has surprisingly surfaced that it can be expected much earlier. BusinessWeek has received a copy of the internal blog of Chris Jones, who is a top Windows executive. The blog states that the code for Windows Vista will be completed by August 31, giving Microsoft the opportunity to place Vista on PCs for the 2006 Christmas season."

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  1. Re:doesn't make sense by Bluey · · Score: 5, Informative

    Unless you celebrate Christmas very late, it's actually in the second half of 2006. The summary is a complete butchering of what the article actually says, which is something along the lines of:

    Microsoft's mum about when Vista will be available, other than "second half of 2006".
    Analysts decide this most likely means it will be released on "Christmas 2006".
    A MS Executive blog saying "code complete will be August 31, 2006" is leaked to a news organization.
    Analysts decide this most likely means it will be released on "October 2006" which is earlier than they previously guessed.

    No real news here other than analysts making as many different guesses as possible to hedge their bets.