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Subject: Windows Vista Delayed Until January 2007!!!
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http://www.gamespot.com/news/6146360.html


This sucks...

  • 03.21.2006 6:47 PM PDT
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Posted by: Anton P Nym
who says you have to be an ace to have fun?

Posted by: TUI_Obi_Wan
Stupid parents let their stupid children play games that are rated M when they should be playing Big Birds Spelling Adventures

Posted by: Kira Onime
Also the AR is actually good in CQB now and no longer a glorified baseball bat.

Well, it's only a few months delay.
My question is, will I be able to get it in November through my college?

  • 03.21.2006 7:21 PM PDT
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So you're willing to take this from the word of Gamespot?

I mean, it's Gamespot. It's focus isn't even specifically on PCs, but on games. What do they know about when Visita will arrive?

Besides, even if they are indeed correct, the article states that only MANUFACTURED PCs with Visita built-in will be delayed. There is no mention about delaying the actual OS itself. In other words, while computers with Visita preinstalled may be delayed till January, the OS itself may hit store shelves far before that time. And seeing that all of us here have computers and are probably not going to get a new computer, it therefore hardly has a bearing on us.

  • 03.21.2006 7:40 PM PDT
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Posted by: Anton P Nym
who says you have to be an ace to have fun?

Posted by: TUI_Obi_Wan
Stupid parents let their stupid children play games that are rated M when they should be playing Big Birds Spelling Adventures

Posted by: Kira Onime
Also the AR is actually good in CQB now and no longer a glorified baseball bat.

It's also on betanews.com which I trust. They reported that MS said that consumer editions would be delayed until January. Businesses(and hopefully my college) will get their copies in November.

  • 03.21.2006 8:04 PM PDT
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*shrugs* Just a caveat, if you will.

I'm personally not taking it from anyone but Microsoft.

  • 03.21.2006 8:20 PM PDT
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All hail the corporate giant that is Microsoft! *Bows down*

Yeah, no offense to Gamespot, but I don't rely on their news source too often.

  • 03.22.2006 4:00 AM PDT
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http://msnbc.msn.com/id/11947922/

there is your article from MSN.com 2007

  • 03.22.2006 9:24 AM PDT
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Posted by: Anton P Nym
who says you have to be an ace to have fun?

Posted by: TUI_Obi_Wan
Stupid parents let their stupid children play games that are rated M when they should be playing Big Birds Spelling Adventures

Posted by: Kira Onime
Also the AR is actually good in CQB now and no longer a glorified baseball bat.

From Microsoft's press site:

Microsoft Updates Windows Vista Road Map
Business availability for Windows Vista in November 2006, consumer availability in January 2007.

REDMOND, Wash. — March 21, 2006 — Microsoft Corp. today confirmed that Windows Vista™, the next generation of the Windows® client operating system, is on target to go into broad consumer beta to approximately 2 million users in the second quarter of 2006. Microsoft is on track to complete the product this year, with business availability in November 2006 and broad consumer availability in January 2007.

Windows Vista will deliver great value to businesses by seamlessly connecting people to information, enabling increased mobile and remote productivity, significantly reducing deployment and support costs, and providing a more secure and compliant desktop platform. For consumers, Windows Vista will bring clarity to the world of personal computing, enabling people to more safely and easily accomplish everyday tasks, instantly find what they want, enjoy the latest in entertainment, and stay connected at home or on the go.

More than half a million customers have received the latest community technology preview for Windows Vista, and have been providing consistent and positive feedback.

“Product quality and a great out-of-box experience have been two of our key drivers for Windows Vista, and we are on track to deliver on both,” said Jim Allchin, co-president for the Platforms & Services Division at Microsoft. “But the industry requires greater lead time to deliver Windows Vista on new PCs during holiday. We must optimize for the industry, so we’ve decided to separate business and consumer availability.”

Because of the way businesses test and deploy software, it makes sense for Microsoft volume licensing customers to receive windows Windows Vista starting in November of this year. Availability for consumers and on new PCs will follow in January.

“We strongly support Microsoft’s decision to prioritize quality in determining the schedule for Windows Vista,” said Todd Bradley, executive vice president of the Personal Systems Group at Hewlett Packard. “A January launch of Windows Vista allows us to execute in a consistent way throughout the holidays, and will provide the right opportunity for a large, exciting launch industrywide after the New Year.”

Said Ron Boire, executive vice president and general merchandising manager at Best Buy, “When people come to our stores to buy a new PC or new software for their PC, we want to be able to offer them a broad set of choices, immediate availability and a great retail experience. We agree with Microsoft that it’s best to do this right — and in this case it’s delivering Windows Vista-based PCs with confidence in January 2007.”

Founded in 1975, Microsoft (Nasdaq “MSFT”) is the worldwide leader in software, services and solutions that help people and businesses realize their full potential.

Microsoft, Windows Vista and Windows are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corp. in the United States and/or other countries.

The names of actual companies and products mentioned herein may be the trademarks of their respective owners.


  • 03.22.2006 10:28 AM PDT