I know that this is a dirty rumor that has no flip'n chance of being real, at least for Microsoft's sake it better not be.
But the rumors are that Microsoft will not release SP1 for Vista until 2009 at the earliest. Valleywag.com reported that “Microsoft has apparently told executives at one of the world’s largest PC makers not to expect a formal release of Windows Vista SP1 — the first major set of upgrades and bug fixes to its Vista operating system — until 2009 at the earliest.”
It might explain the comments today from Gianfranco Lanci who is the CEO of Acer. If this is true, I'm starting to think that Microsoft deserves some of the fun that Apple pokes at them.
This is just bad. [Valleywag.com via Crunchgear]
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Microsoft's current plans will be SP1 in Nov. And their next released O.S. Code Named 7 (according to Wired) will appear at a late point in 2009.
Oh, and when I say Nov; I mean Nov. 2007.
And just to back up what I said;I found this in Seattle's News Paper or their internet address SeattlePI.com. The only diference is the claim it's going to come out in 2010 instead of Late 2009.
Microsoft confirms 'Windows 7' due in 3 years
At an internal meeting for its sales force this week, Microsoft confirmed the code name and approximate timing for Windows Vista's successor. The details, such as they are, aren't a huge surprise, but given the dearth of information from Microsoft on its next PC operating system, any confirmation seems notable.
According to a series of PowerPoint slides presented at the company's internal "MGX" global sales meeting this week, the new version is, as expected, known by the internal name "Windows 7," and it's due out in approximately three years.
But no big features were revealed, and overall, the slides don't reveal much that most people tracking Windows wouldn't have guessed. For example, one slide says Windows 7 will be "A full OS release," available for businesses and consumers, in both 32- and 64-bit versions. Another slide says the "development philosophy" for future Windows versions includes establishing a "more predictable release schedule," and expanding the "Windows product family" to "deliver value beyond the OS including subscription offerings."
Another slide carries the intriguing title, "Internal Planning Process Detail," but contains mostly generic statements, such as, "Identify and articulate key dev pillars and potential scenarios internally." Elsewhere in the deck, another slide references Windows Vista Service Pack 1 but doesn't give any timing beyond saying it's "next" on the roadmap.
The company's reason for releasing those details, limited as they are, is to give its sales force information to pass along to customers.
If it sounds like an attempt to appease the company's corporate customers, that seems about right. Whether or not this will be enough information to accomplish that goal remains to be seen. But the presentation comes two weeks after a Forrester Research report cited past product delays and "the lack of a detailed product roadmap" as two reasons some companies are reluctant to lock themselves into Software Assurance contracts.
In a statement today, Microsoft described the presentation as part of an "ongoing outreach to enterprise customers and partners ... including Software Assurance customers in particular." The statement confirmed that the company "is scoping Windows '7' development to a three-year timeframe, and then the specific release date will ultimately be determined by meeting the quality bar."
I'm not smart and I don't have money. But I would still bet the farm that SP1 will be later than Nov, and that OS 7 (Windows VII ?) [LOL] comes out in 2012, just before the end of the Mayan calendar.
Skribblez, you crack me up! I just reflected what the "official" word coming down from Microsoft is. I would be more surprised if they hit their targets than if they ended up missing it altogether.
You and everyone else (including me) has GOOD reason to be skeptical.
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