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Windows Vista Released To Manufacturing

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the it's-a-wrap dept.

Many readers wrote in to make sure we know that Microsoft execs have signed off on the code and Windows Vista has been and released to manufacturing. As APC put it, "It's good to go — or as good as it is going to be until the first round of patching begins." CNN has a good roundup of Vista's long development history.

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  1. leaked by Turn-X+Alphonse · · Score: 4, Funny

    Leaked in 3 2 1..

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  2. Good to go? by klogg_siebentag · · Score: 5, Funny

    Woohoo, Vista is here! It must be 2003 already! Oh wait...

  3. where is... by cucucu · · Score: 5, Funny

    the torrent of the .iso image?

  4. WTF?? by $RANDOMLUSER · · Score: 4, Funny

    How did the guy who tags all the other articles "itsatrap" miss this one?

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  5. Overheard by rootnl · · Score: 5, Funny

    It compiles! Ship it!!

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  6. Yes, but by wumpus188 · · Score: 5, Funny

    will Linus send them a cake?

  7. Remember kids... by Yuioup · · Score: 4, Funny

    ... every time you install Vista a penguin loses its wings.

    Y

  8. Disappointed by HikingStick · · Score: 4, Funny

    I saw the news piece in a headline on CNN.com. It read "Vista is done." I was sorely disappointed when I read that "done" meant finished rather than "done for," "kaput," or "ain't gonna happen."

    Well, it was a pleasant dream while it lasted...

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  9. I'm waiting for the final. by Opportunist · · Score: 3, Funny

    Or, in MS terms, "Service Pack 2".

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  10. So they finally... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    got their photocopier running at full speed? Took their time, too.

  11. When Googling For More News On This.... by pandrijeczko · · Score: 5, Funny
    ...please make sure you get your spelling correct.

    "Widows Fister" brings up completely different stuff...

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  12. Appropriate by bsc_zap! · · Score: 5, Funny

    "All that compiles is not gold."

  13. Klingon software? by mcd7756 · · Score: 2, Funny
    I thought these two items appropriate: Klingon Programmer Honour Code

    • Klingons do not "release" software. Klingon software escapes, leaving a bloody trail of design engineers and quality assurance people in its path.
    • Our users shall know fear and cower before our software! Ship it! Ship it and let them flee like the dogs they are!
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