Analysts are now saying that we should not expect to see a release of Windows Vista until Q2 of 2007! Microsoft has already pushed the release date back to January 2007 and another push-back will definitely start to anger some people.
If Microsoft wants to make their January 2007 date then they will need to push hard because they aren’t given much time between their beta versions and the time it gets sent to the manufacturer. One analyst has said:
Microsoft’s track record is clear; it consistently misses target dates for major operating system releases. We don’t expect broad availability of Windows Vista until at least 2Q07, which is nine to 12 months after Beta 2.
Although this is disappointing news I can see it being true. I guess we will have to wait a little longer before we can get a better idea of how long it will be before it is released.
News Source: Digital Inspiration
Gosh… I wouldn’t be surprised it gets delayed again, wasn’t their original goal to lauch it in 2004 or something? At first I was waiting for Vista to get a laptop, but with something past 2007 I don’t see why I should wait. I’ve already been starting to move away from Microsoft products and this delay is not helping at all.
But in the end the software and hardware industry is just going to sit back and wait for them as usual. Since some people think Windows is build in every circuit of their PC… You might expect massive upgrades everywhere since XP is quite old now, alternative OS like Ubuntu 6.06 are over stepping that old Windows XP.
I bet it will end up getting delayed again because that is all Microsoft knows how to do…delay software! I think Vista did have an expected release date about two years ago. If they keep up these kind of delays it will take 8+ years to get the next version of Windows.
-Ryan