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Windows Vista Delayed Again

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the ok-for-the-business-version-to-have-security-holes dept.

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."

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  1. Re:Pre Sale by ZhuLien · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Funny how Microsoft say that using the word Vista (Vista is the name of another product) in "Windows Vista" is OK, but they didn't like "Windows Defender" They quote "The name Vista is commonly used by a variety of companies in a variety of industries," she said. "We are only using the word Vista paired with our trademark Windows so the two together -- 'Windows Vista' -- form the name of our next operating system." http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstech nology/2002397450_microvista23.html Yet, Windows Defender had problems because they used the word Windows even though it was combined with the word Defender. "There is some controversy over the name "Windows Defender" with allegations that Microsoft used misinformation, or possibly intimidation, to acquire the name from a company supplying software under the same name [1]. Microsoft claims that it is protecting the term "Windows" as their trademark." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Defender

  2. Re:Less and less relevant? by blackomegax · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Gee, just like online dating.

  3. Re:The real reason -- by Amouth · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Damn.. and i just used up all my mod points.

    someone mod parent up +3funny+2insightful

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  4. A niggling point by Swift2001 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    To the guy who has the sig "Deja Foobar," it's very important that this is spelled, "fubar." Trust me.

  5. Re:Less and less relevant? by misleb · · Score: 1, Offtopic



    Linux distributions have the unique problem of getting stale quickly because one usually relies on software packages built specifically for that distro release. After three years, it can be difficult to find current packages for your distribution. And if you choose to go with custom compiled programs, upgrading to the latest versions of software can become a chore when there are many dependencies. A 6 year old WIndows OS, on the other hand, can usually run the lastest software without any hassle. For this reason, Windows can easily afford to wait a long time between releases. LInux distributions cannot.

    -matthew

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