Microsoft delays new Windows O.S. "Vista" launch until January 2007

[Bush_Eats_Beef]

Vista launch delayed
Correspondents in Seattle
MARCH 22, 2006

Microsoft plans to delay the consumer launch of its Windows Vista operating system.

The software will now be available until January 2007. Mcirosoft had previously annouced the second half of this year as the timeframe for launch.
Microsoft plans to launch a product for corporate customers in November and then roll out Windows Vista for consumers after the Christmas shopping season Microsoft platforms and services co-president Jim Allchin said in a conference call.

Reuters

http://australianit.news.com.au/articles/0,7204,18561766%5E15344%5E%5Enbv%5E15306-15321,00.html

[Deja Q]

1. Late 2007... cut out features... late 2006... now early 2007.

What will they cut out this time and find a way to make customers charge for it next time?

Win2k is what Win95 (98?) was supposed to be.

XP was even more said to be what Win2k was supposed to be.

How about SUSE or Fedora? FREE. And no bamboozlinbg, chicanery, or empty promises required.

[Elidor]

2. If MICROSOFT has to roll it back, it must be a real POS

Because they've seldom let lousy products get in the way of milking the market for all it's worth. Gee, I can hardly wait. :eyes: