Possible Delays for Vista in Europe

tttonyyy writes "After Microsoft was hit with fines for anti-competitive behaviour in 2004 and 2006, it seems that the launch of Vista may be delayed in Europe. Microsoft is blaming this delay on a lack of guidelines from the European Commission. The Commission denies causing any delay, declaring that the impetus is not on them but on Microsoft to produce a product that conforms to the EU competition rules." Further, The New York Times reports "Delaying the introduction in Europe, [members of the European Parliament] said in a letter made public by Microsoft on Thursday, 'would put European companies at a competitive disadvantage with every other company around the world who does have access to these new technologies.'"

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Possible Delays for Vista in Europe

[Anonymous Coward]

Lucky bastards!

competitive disadvantage

[dretay]

without Aero how will we visualize/optimize our corporate paradigms?

Re:competitive disadvantage

[ifrag]

You won't even be able to compete at all! I'd estimate a 230% increase in productivity with the transparent window feature. It's like working with superman x-ray vision. Wait, nevermind, typical corporate workstation doesn't meet the specs for Aero mode.

Re:competitive disadvantage

[Anonymous Coward]

Simple. You just need to proactively synergize and globalize your corporate structures by empowering them with client-focused tools that Vista enables. With a little team building training in adaptive schedule compressing and knowledge base, you won't need Aero to envision strategically fit scenarios to really push the envelope of the quality vector in the company morale, mindset and credibility, not to mention revenue.

Now that's what i call..

[rizole]

Windows Genuine Advantage.

EU delay on Vista

[Anonymous Monkey]

...So they won't see it until 2025? But the rest of the world will see it in 2023?

After so many delays...

[Anonymous Coward]

... Microsoft is considering renaming Windows Vista to Windows Atlantis.

Re:After so many delays...

[Anonymous Coward]

Can you imagine the expressions on the faces of the Microsoft marketing staff if you suggested renaming Vista to "Microsoft Windows Forever"?

Re:Fair is as fair does....

[d_jedi]

The EU commission has the attitude of an angry girlfriend/wife - "if you don't know why I'm mad at you, I'm not going to tell you". Damn.. I HATE it when I get that line. Sure MS does too..

the play by plays

[Ozwald]

Slashdot sounds like those hockey commentary people...

"Ballmer's got the CD and he's headed for the RTM... he shoots, OHH! A bug shuts him down!!! Oh that crowd is really upset"

"Well Tim, that was a close one, he's oh for 10 now, he really needs a break"

"Now Gentoo has control, passes it to Fedora, passes it to SuSE, passes it to Ubuntu, passes it back to SuSE... they seem to have their passing game working really well"

"Well Tim, they have heart but only a small group of the audience seems to be cheering for them"

Sorry.

Oz

EU Guidelines are on public display.

[Kenja]

But I sure cant find em...

MS: I eventually had to go down to the cellar to find them.
EU: Thats the Display Department.
MS: With a torch.
EU: The lights had probably gone.
MS: So had the stairs.
EU: But you found the plans, didnt you?
MS: Oh yes, they were on display in the bottom of a locked filing cabinet stuck in a disused lavatory with a sign on the door saying Beware of the leopard.

Trying ...

[lorg]

Trying to care, trying to care, trying to care ... Sorry it ain't happenin'. Come back when there is something that actually matters.

How the hell?

[Mateo_LeFou]

How the hell did you do this without using the word "solutions"? Me, I'm waiting for biz types to start saying "solutionize".

Re:More loudmout advertising from M$.

[AeroIllini]

The Microsoft monopoly is cracked...

Don't worry; they'll release a patch in a few days.