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Re: Vista delayed?

begin  oe_protect.scr 
Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
> __/ [Roy Culley] on Wednesday 01 February 2006 00:36 \__
> 
>> begin  risky.vbs
>> <44acp4F17k0eU1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
>> B Gruff <bbgruff@xxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
>>>
>>> http://www.techworld.com/security/news/index.cfm?NewsID=5263
>>> 
>>> "Microsoft has hinted at the possibility of delaying Windows Vista if it
>>> does not meet quality expectations"
>> 
>> Quality! They don't even know what 'new' features it will have yet.
> 
> 
> Surely, Vista is still unstable.
> 
> http://chris.pirillo.com/blog/_archives/2005/4/26/624829.html
> 
><quote>
> And because of that, we end up with sloppy, "just good enough" experiences.
> My earlier post on the pre-beta of Longhorn illustrates my point ENTIRELY.
> And I'm complaining not for the sake of complaining - I truly, honestly want
> to make this better for myself and the rest of the world (simultaneously).
> I've given pages upon pages of valid feedback and ideas to the MSN Search
> Champs, Featured Community Summit leaders, et al - but the loop needs to be
> made tighter. I also know the marketing / PR departments aren't going to
> understand a word I say.
></quote>
> 
> See: http://chris.pirillo.com/blog/_archives/2005/4/25/619252.html
> 

He'd do better to look at linux distros and provide feedback on those -
at least he'd be able to track the progress of the issues he raised.

> 
> Also, let us forget about the (in)famous three pillars for a while... a
> _long_ while.
> 
> 
> 
>>> I'm sure that many of you will agree with me that it would be a
>>> shame if it were delayed, and that it is not necessary to do so.
>>> Surely, it would meet *our* "quality expectations of Vista" if it
>>> were released *now*, would it not?
> 
> 
> *LOL* Good one, Bill.
> 
> 
>> Ain't XP SP3^H^H^H^H^H^HVista due around 2007? Doesn't matter when MS
>> release vista. It will be more of the same 'insecure by design' crap.
> 
> 
> Good observation. I thought Vista /was/ SP3 until I read about that
> ridiculous agenda for Service Pack III.11.


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