[Alien1]

ACCORDING TO REUTERS
http://today.reuters.co.uk/news/news...SOFT-VISTA.XML

SEATTLE (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp.'s long- awaited release of the upgrade to its flagship Windows operating system will likely be delayed again by at least three months, research group Gartner Inc. said on Tuesday.

The research note, released to clients on Monday, said the new Windows Vista operating system is too complex to be able to meet Microsoft's targeted November release for volume licence customers and January launch for retail consumers.

A Microsoft spokeswoman said the company disagreed with the Gartner report and it was still on track to meet its launch dates.

Vista is the first major overhaul of its operating system, which sits on 90 percent of the world's computers and accounts for nearly a third of Microsoft's total revenue, since Microsoft rolled out Windows XP nearly five years ago.

Microsoft originally targeted a 2005 launch for the new Windows, then pushed the release out to 2006 before announcing in March that Vista would again be delayed to improve the product's quality.

Gartner targets a Windows Vista release in the April-June quarter of 2007, nine to 12 months after Microsoft conducts a second major test, or "beta," release for Vista during the current quarter.

"Microsoft still wants to get it out as soon as possible, but slipping from January to March is nowhere near as bad as slipping from shipping before the holidays to after the holidays," a group of Gartner analysts wrote in the report.

Gartner said Windows XP took five months to go from a second test release to the start of production, but the magnitude of technological improvement in Vista is closer to Windows 2000, which took 16 months between the second test and production.

Once production starts, it usually takes between six- to eight-weeks for PC manufacturers to load the operating system onto new computers, Gartner said.

Microsoft shares were down 22 cents at $24.07 in afternoon trading on Nasdaq.

[pr0digal jenius]

haha...this is startng to remind me of Half Life 2...maybe it'll come with the new Duke Nukem game loaded on it right next to hearts and pinball?

[dipstick]

I hope it does tbh. I could use the time to save up for the upgrades needed to get the most out of it

[Alien1]

Originally Posted by dipstick

I hope it does tbh. I could use the time to save up for the upgrades needed to get the most out of it

I agree

Also i am not really anxious of these getting released

Lets say i am not hearing already so many good words about the Vista beta already

Windows XP SP2 is very stable with all my games and programs, no need for another Windows OS refresh...

[Crash Override]

This is a projection from a financial analyst.


They are guessing that MS will delay Vista.

I currently have a newer build that just came out and it is very very very stable. I'm thinking it's finally ready to move into RC status.

[EcPercy]

We are talking about Gartner right? I wouldn't even read the article with all of the FUD and misinformation that comes from them.