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Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
> __/ [ Mark Kent ] on Friday 28 July 2006 09:36 \__
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>> Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
>>> Microsoft CEO seeks to reassure analysts
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>>>| Microsoft Corp. Chief Executive Steve Ballmer conceded Thursday there
>>>| are questions about the software maker's future, but he sought to
>>>| reassure financial analysts that the company can compete against
>>>| Web-focused competitors.
>>>|
>>>| Still, in a sign of how nervous Wall Street is about the company's
>>>| prospects, Microsoft shares dipped 2 percent after another executive
>>>| said a new version of its Windows operating system is on track to be
>>>| completed as planned, but cautioned that could change if quality
>>>| concerns arise.
>>> `----
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>>> http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060728/ap_on_bi_ge/microsoft_analysts
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>> An clever manoeuvre. If it's late, they claim "we warned you", if it's
>> on time they claim "we did really well". Not sure that the investors
>> are all that convinced any more, though.
>
> That's what I said when Gates called it a 80-20% chance, in
> favour of a January release. It was a first preparation for
> a subsequent excuse. If you look at posts from the past
> months, you will find at least 2 more such 'signs' that
> Vista will be further delayed. Delays are an implication of
> complication. Thus, expect a poor product.
By the time Vista is released, I think we'll be seeing "just another xp
service pack"; it'll get Windows to NT5.2, which will be, I think, the
last the of NT series. Microsoft have only normally got about 4 or 5
versions of any OS out before it's all fallen to pieces; NT will be no
different. It's amazing to consider that hardware support for NT only
really started to appear in NT5, and we're only at NT5.1 now...
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