Microsoft Not Ditching Vista Until At Least 2011

CWmike writes "Microsoft will not dump Vista when Windows 7 launches, and plans to keep selling it to computer makers, system builders, volume licensees and consumers at retail until at least January 2011, a Microsoft spokesman said, citing long-running policy. Earlier today, a Microsoft general manager hinted that the company might ditch Vista as soon as Windows 7 ships. He also said that support for all versions of Vista will end in April 2012. Neither is true, according to the company. Michael Cherry, an analyst with Directions on Microsoft, said, 'to try to stop Vista or make it unavailable, that would just draw attention... The truth is, few people will be likely to order it once Windows 7 is available.'"

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Re:Why?

[hairyfeet]

I don't think I EVER read anyone say "Vista is the same as XP" except those that were being made fun of for buying the turkey. Vista feels like Steve Ballmer disparately trying to be Steve Jobs and it just hurts. It is bloated, slow, doesn't seem to work with shit, by radically changing the driver model they screwed so much hardware it ain't funny, it brought back problems I frankly thought had died with Win9x (Need to reboot after the network connection craps itself and dies? WTF?) All in all it was just a truly nasty OS.

Linux guys, be getting your A game together, because you are about to get your shot. The home users that I've talked to that have heard about Win7 are thinking it will be some magical XP SP4 that will make all their Vista troubles go away. When they find out it is Vista SP2 they are going to run away in droves. A total ignorant buffoon like Ballmer don't get dropped in your lap every day. Reading articles like this tells me that Ballmer is liable to yet again give the bird to businesses and IT trying to be Steve Jobs. You guys already work with enterprise gear like network printers, now you need to push that it is "easy enough for sally secretary" and the grunts in the front office. Remember, if you get them to using it at work, they will be more likely to want it at home.

But if Win7 bombs out and business don't jump on the Win7 bandwagon I'm sure Ballmer will be retired and they will bring in someone who actually knows about business, probably from the office division. So make it good and make it count.

Re:Nothing exclusive to Linux

[TheRealMindChild]

Have you EVER used these applications? Apparently not. You wouldn't sarcastically imply they were "polished" if you did...