It's only a few years late
- By: The Founder [privmsg - website] On 12th Nov 2006 In
SEATTLE, Washington (AP) -- Microsoft Corp. said Wednesday it has completed work on its long-delayed Windows Vista operating system and plans to release it to consumers January 30.
Founders Note:
I normally have plenty to bitch about MSFT .. but the article states it itself:
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The system has been plagued by a series of delays, the most recent of which was blamed in part on efforts to improve security.In its quest to get Vista out the door, Redmond-based Microsoft also has had to scale back some of its original goals, including scrapping a more sophisticated method for sorting and organizing data. Analysts have said that scaling back the system could hurt the company if people don't see enough of a reason to upgrade.
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Re: It's only a few years late
I presume that MSFT shareholders are aggrieved and probably PC manufacturers are too as regular OS updates help them sell machines but should we (as users and not technology industry watchers) care?
I'm not all that bothered about not having had access to the features of Vista two years ago, are you guys?
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Next Version of Windows will be
After Vista, the next version of Windows will be Microsoft flavored Linux.
This is a more livable life
This is a more livable life cycle that the Windows 95/NT/Me/98/2k/Xp years. We've had Xp for what, 3 years or so? And now Vista next year, which I would hope lasts another 3 or 4 so that's what, 2010 before we have the next big version?
That'd be GREAT.
Oh Please
I was an early Windows adopter and I've been writing Windows code since Win 2.x in the mid 80s, as one look at the Mac toolkit at the time was enough to make anyone sane run screaming. Then came Windows 386 which was repackaged as Windows 3.0 and history was made.
To be honest, I've been sitting around waiting on new Windows versions most of my adult life, and we won't even bring up the much ballyhooed oversold vaporware called the IBM Presentation Manager. But that's the nature of the software development cycle and those on the outside of the software community that don't understand the process make lots of noise which is just annoying and not helpful whatsoever.
It will come when it comes as I'd rather have an OS well tested and ready to roll out the door compared to anything that shipped prior to Win 98 that was an unstable pile of crap just waiting on the next version to fix the plethora of bugs.
Vista is coming and should be the best yet, get over the delay and grow up, quality takes time and no operating system should be shipped before it's time, just like a fine wine. Personally, I think MS took so much flack pre XP that they are willing to wait to get it right now and avoid more flack.
YMMV.
Personally, I think MS took
Personally, I think MS took so much flack pre XP that they are willing to wait to get it right now and avoid more flack.
Not to start an argument or anything (simply by virtue of my not caring -- I've no reason to upgrade), but they haven't actually "waited to get it right" have they? they've been mired in delay after delay, and have cut half of the interesting features (WinFS anyone?) just to make this deadline.
Well said.
IncrediBILL is right.
I don't understand whiners - are you complaining on the delay because you are scared that Vista may actually be stable and so on, thus you won't be able to complain after it will be shipped? well then, go and whine on Google :P.
Cut Features
OK, again, people not intrinsically familiar with the software development process don't understand that when push comes to shove, you cut features. If you're having issues with various quality control problems you cut features in order to focus your efforts on stabilizing the core parts of the product. Sometimes delays come from overly ambitious projects and MS did the right thing to cut features to get it back on track and ship.
Does this mean it will be squeaky clean?
Probably not, the first SP will probably be quick on the heels of Vista release.
Then it'll be safe to upgrade :)