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Windows Vista Delayed Again
Trenty writes "Ars Technica is reporting that Microsoft has delayed Windows Vista yet again. Jim Allchin told analysts that the OS would not ship in January of 2007, which is a 1-2 month delay. Oddly, even though they are citing the need for more time to tweak security, business editions will available to volume licensing customers before the close of the year."
Wouldn't it be "news" if you posted a story when a Windows release wasn't delayed?
Sheesh, evil *and* a jerk. -- Jade
Windows ME
if you steal from one source, that is plagiarism, if you steal from many, well, that's just research.
-1 Dupe.
They are replacing the bundled mine sweeper with Duke Nukem Forever.
Look at the bright side ..
They also announced they will include a free copy of Duke Nukem Forever..
Of course I'm joking. Still, it's funny. And relevant.
To quote (from memory, but hopefully accurate) the wonderful Eddie Izzard regarding Microsoft's release schedules: "It'll be out tomorrow! Next week! Next month! When we're fuckin' ready, alright?!"
She is on a fixed income and has an older computer. Forget about Windows XP, and especially Vista. Lindows is easy and works... and it's Linux.
Meh.
Shocked I tell ya.
I would of never thought that Windows Vista would of been delayed. Everything from Microsoft is on time.
I will now sacrifice my MacBook Pro to the great Ballmur in order to appease him.
I guess they heard how good the Ubuntu delay was recieved and thought the same reaction would happen.
The only thing they might of missed is that Ubuntu was always delivered on time, but windows....
to stop Vista being able to run on Mac's.
A) Duke Nukem Forever
B) The Infinium Phantom Console or
C) Windows Vista!
I can't help noticing that one of the marketing graphics for Vista is a picture of two people standing on a hillside searching into the far distance across an empty landscape.
They may wish to think about changing this image. Appropriate, it may be, but not the best marketing image...
The date they will stop patching your copy of XP just got pushed back two months.
Weaselmancer
rediculous.
Or am I thinking of... I get so confused.
Oddly, even though they are citing the need for more time to tweak security, business editions will available to volume licensing customers before the close of the year.
I know! Let's sell the less secure version first to businesses who actually profit from their computers! What an great idea!
*Microsoft T-shirts and Xbox games to all*
Has Microsoft EVER released anything that was ON TIME?
Yes, all the time.
They are called "press releases."
When information is power, privacy is freedom.
s/3//g;
#Please be kind, o lameness filter.
Who had March 21rst on the "Vista is delayed" announcement pool? New pool for the next announced delay date starts soon!
Err...so what version do people in the high-definition video business buy?
Macs, duh.
=tkk
Bill Gates - Creationist?!?
Top 10 Reasons Vista was delayed:
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10 - Waiting for Roswell Alien Technology
9 - Will work better when Bird Flu is World Wide
8 - Oprah has not done the book review yet
7 - Apple Dual Boot XP still needs work
6 - Courtney Love needs one more rehab
5 - Still Can't remove Sony Root-kit
4 - Bush is still president
3 - http://onlytherightanswers.com/ has NOT given thumbs up yet
2 - Silva Brown said WAIT!
1 - Moore's Law, It's too slow right now
Black Gray White Hats Unite to protect http://testing.OnlyTheRightAnswers.com
Hasta Luego, Vista
I thought there wasn't going to be volume licencing for Vista. That's just something I heard on Slashdot, so it is probably untrue.
Hey look everyone! There's not going to be volume licencing for Vista!
Now you have a source - that's how the internet works my friend.
"There is more worth loving than we have strength to love." - Brian Jay Stanley
Compare both to apples and they both look inferior.
Yes, but what if we compare them to oranges...
... rice, rice, gravy
And if they are in the movie industry they will also be privy to information that the movie isn't worth watching (let alone copying) before any of us.