Notice how long Longhorn has been in the paddocks?
Microsoft is waiting for a credible threat until they release Longhorn. The threat is not here yet.
I call bullshit. The delays in the release of longhorn have absolutely nothing to do with MS bidding their time. MS has every reason in the world to release longhorn as soon as possible. Sales of XP are leveling off as the market is saturated. They've missed their projected Income as reported by multiple sources for the first time since they've started doing so. MS is running the new marketing campaign specifically aimed at helping to increase growth until they can push longhorn out.
And if you still belive that MS is just sitting on their next egg, go grab the latest longhorn release from bittorrent and give it a shot. Then decide if you think it's really ready for retail.
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Notice how long Longhorn has been in the paddocks? Microsoft is waiting for a credible threat until they release Longhorn. The threat is not here yet.
I call bullshit. The delays in the release of longhorn have absolutely nothing to do with MS bidding their time. MS has every reason in the world to release longhorn as soon as possible. Sales of XP are leveling off as the market is saturated. They've missed their projected Income as reported by multiple sources for the first time since they've started doing so. MS is running the new marketing campaign specifically aimed at helping to increase growth until they can push longhorn out. And if you still belive that MS is just sitting on their next egg, go grab the latest longhorn release from bittorrent and give it a shot. Then decide if you think it's really ready for retail.
So you're saying a complete lobotomy for my manager would actually help?