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Microsoft May Delay Windows Vista Again

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the redux-redux dept.

UltimaGuy writes to mention a Reuters report, stating that Vista may be delayed again, this time by up to three months. From the article: " The research note, released to clients [by the Gartner Group] on Monday, said the new Windows Vista operating system is too complex to be able to meet Microsoft's targeted November release for volume license customers and January launch for retail consumers. A Microsoft spokeswoman said the company disagreed with the Gartner report and it was still on track to meet its launch dates."

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  1. Re:Brilliant! by Daltorak · · Score: 5, Interesting


    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Features_new_to_Windo ws_Vista ... read the whole thing (yes, it's long and wordy), and then explain to me how Monad and WinFS are collectively better than the hundreds of improvements listed there. Be sure you understand what Vista *is*, as opposed to what it *isn't*.

  2. Tell me again, what's coming in Vista? by dtjohnson · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Windows 95 brought TCP/IP and a web browser. Windows 98 brought USB and FAT32. Windows 2K/XP brought multi-user and NTFS. Quick, in 30 seconds or less, what is Vista is going to have that's interesting? I predict it will a draconian DRM thingy to go with some product activation scheme even more onerous that WinXP. Yeah, that's got me excited...not.

  3. Re:This is getting old by jcr · · Score: 4, Interesting

    If I hadn't seen a beta, I would claim that Vista is vaporware.

    I have a beta of Apple's Copland.

    -jcr

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