At WinHEC, Microsoft CEO said Vista might be pushed back a few weeks, depending on the feedback received on Vista Beta 2. "We think we are on track for shipping early in [2007]," the Microsoft CEO said. "We've talked about the month, but we get a chance to critically assess all of the feedback we'll get from this beta release then confirm or move [the launch date] a few weeks. We put the beta out today... So we should start getting feedback right away." Other than that, Bill Gates said Microsoft will focus its products on 64bit, starting later this year.
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Its anti with no substance thats why it should be modded down.
I am surprised, because I thought the launch to companies was in November, unless thats delayed too.
I'm surprised because I'm starting to see adverts on tv and on the tube, with flippin' dinosaurs, unless their media people really want a kicking its not the sort of thing you want with an OS thats already years out of date on launch.
I'm surprised that they are struggling because features have been dropped left right and center, and whats there has been cut back so much we now are talking about a search in explorer, network and printer in the same place, and a sidebar with widgets, games, oh and its pretty, and probably some other stuff.
I'm surprised they haven't shipped XP360 an evolution of XP rather than a revolutionary OS in the meantime, with lets face it Aero running on DirectX9 and the new interface, a few games, and a new media center. Every computer person knows its sensible to have a backup.
I'm surprised that a company thats got a monopoly in a lucrative market. Its very very rich, and can afford the best programmers, can't get itself together.
I'm surprised because an awful lot of companies including Microsoft, have pinned hopes on DirectX10 being the business, and are in the process of developing out of date games for the PC, companies that Microsoft, you would think would like to keep sweet.
I'm surprised that the announcement for the delay comes so shortly after the last announcement when already its share price is dropping.
I'm surprised because alternative OS's without anything like the same amount of developers, will have most of the features of Vista for months, established and bug fixed before whats looking like a rush job making what would have been Vista's fanfare look like yesterdays news.
I'm really surprised because it plans to launch the new OS with IE7 and Office2007 two markets that they are desperate to keep hold of, and for the first time in years have real competition in.
I'm actually shocked and appalled that 64bit is not part of the minimum spec, but an afterthought, and looking frighteningly close to even the new launch date.
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Member since:2005-09-16
Some of the fanboys just can't handle the truth... I give props to Microsoft for their accomplishments and their developers are among the most talented anywhere. I use Windows, Linux, and OS X at home and develop on Linux for work. If anybody is unbiased when it comes to OS commentary, I'd consider it to be myself.
Member since:2006-02-20
thats not what the mod points are for !
SUPPOSED to be for. But in an internet forum where it's impossible to physically punch somone in the head as you do battle over various opinions on tech, modding up and down is the next best thing. This forum has always been a major flame war site. Now with the mod points, the battle just takes a new form. Instead of so many insults, now it's a push button war. I might have thought once upon a time that it was mostly a Slashdot thing, but now it's clear that any site with mod points will find them used in this way.
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2005-09-16
The better question might be, does anybody really care?
It is clearly obvious that MS is in way over their head. Unless a miracle of miracles happens, it will be the same buggy crap we are accustomed to with the same security holes and virus susceptibility.
What MS needs is a wholesale change of design, development, and engineering processes. I am not discounting the talent of their engineers, however when the foundation is already shaky, anything built on top is shaky at best.