Windows Vista Delayed Again

Trenty writes "Ars Technica is reporting that Microsoft has delayed Windows Vista yet again. Jim Allchin told analysts that the OS would not ship in January of 2007, which is a 1-2 month delay. Oddly, even though they are citing the need for more time to tweak security, business editions will available to volume licensing customers before the close of the year."

Dupe?

[Black Parrot]

Wouldn't it be "news" if you posted a story when a Windows release wasn't delayed?

Re:Gee, go figure

[Ucklak]

Windows ME

Dupe

[DemingBuiltMyHotRod]

" Windows Vista Delayed Again"

-1 Dupe.

The real reason --

[Cmdr-Absurd]

They are replacing the bundled mine sweeper with Duke Nukem Forever.

Hey.. look at the bright side

[Anonymous Coward]

Look at the bright side ..

They also announced they will include a free copy of Duke Nukem Forever..

Of course I'm joking. Still, it's funny. And relevant.

Izzard

[rmsmith]

To quote (from memory, but hopefully accurate) the wonderful Eddie Izzard regarding Microsoft's release schedules: "It'll be out tomorrow! Next week! Next month! When we're fuckin' ready, alright?!"

I upgraded grandma to Lindows (from win98)

[ylikone]

She is on a fixed income and has an older computer. Forget about Windows XP, and especially Vista. Lindows is easy and works... and it's Linux.

I am shocked!

[Tanlis]

Shocked I tell ya.

I would of never thought that Windows Vista would of been delayed. Everything from Microsoft is on time.

I will now sacrifice my MacBook Pro to the great Ballmur in order to appease him.

Ubuntu

[Beuno]

I guess they heard how good the Ubuntu delay was recieved and thought the same reaction would happen.
The only thing they might of missed is that Ubuntu was always delivered on time, but windows....

Probably just tweaking their DRM's...

[mythz]

to stop Vista being able to run on Mac's.

Now Placing Bets...

[thatoneguy_jm]

...On which will arrive in stores first:

A) Duke Nukem Forever

B) The Infinium Phantom Console or

C) Windows Vista!

Re:Hey.. look at the bright side

[Anonymous Coward]

"And relevant."

No it isn't.

A relevant has big ears and a long nose.

Marketing Graphics

[owlnation]

I can't help noticing that one of the marketing graphics for Vista is a picture of two people standing on a hillside searching into the far distance across an empty landscape.

They may wish to think about changing this image. Appropriate, it may be, but not the best marketing image...

Look on the bright side - this is great news

[Weaselmancer]

The date they will stop patching your copy of XP just got pushed back two months.

Re:Now Placing Bets...

[jd]

Now now. Be nice. Windows Vista probably will be released - eventually. To be fair, you'd have to compare the other two with the release date for the advertised Vista (with all the enhancements they've dropped)

the other side of the story

[Anonymous Coward]

Dick Cheney and Scott McClellan still insist that Vista is on track and, after a couple of necessary course corrections made by decisive leadership, will be a huge success.

Or am I thinking of... I get so confused.

Release the insecure version first?

[LuminaireX]

Oddly, even though they are citing the need for more time to tweak security, business editions will available to volume licensing customers before the close of the year.

I know! Let's sell the less secure version first to businesses who actually profit from their computers! What an great idea!

*Microsoft T-shirts and Xbox games to all*

Re:Gee, go figure

[Jah-Wren Ryel]

Has Microsoft EVER released anything that was ON TIME?

Yes, all the time.
They are called "press releases."

Re:Gee, go figure

[dotgain]

s/3//g;
#Please be kind, o lameness filter.

And the winner is...

[Bullfish]

Who had March 21rst on the "Vista is delayed" announcement pool? New pool for the next announced delay date starts soon!

Re:It's the DRM

[HiredMan]

Err...so what version do people in the high-definition video business buy?

Macs, duh.

=tkk

Top 10 Reasons Vista was delayed:

[ZOverLord]

Top 10 Reasons Vista was delayed:

10 - Waiting for Roswell Alien Technology .dll

9 - Will work better when Bird Flu is World Wide

8 - Oprah has not done the book review yet

7 - Apple Dual Boot XP still needs work

6 - Courtney Love needs one more rehab

5 - Still Can't remove Sony Root-kit

4 - Bush is still president

3 - http://onlytherightanswers.com/ [onlytherightanswers.com] has NOT given thumbs up yet

2 - Silva Brown said WAIT!

1 - Moore's Law, It's too slow right now

Article title should be:

[Anonymous Coward]

Hasta Luego, Vista

Hey!

[SuperKendall]

I thought there wasn't going to be volume licencing for Vista. That's just something I heard on Slashdot, so it is probably untrue.

Hey look everyone! There's not going to be volume licencing for Vista!

Now you have a source - that's how the internet works my friend.

Re:Comparisons are looking worse...

[g00dn3ss]

Compare both to apples and they both look inferior.

Yes, but what if we compare them to oranges...

Re:It's the DRM

[AndersOSU]

And if they are in the movie industry they will also be privy to information that the movie isn't worth watching (let alone copying) before any of us.