____/ Matt on Sunday 27 April 2008 22:08 : \____
> nessuno@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
>> <Quote>
>> Microsoft keeps insisting that Windows Vista is a winner, but the
>> questions keep mounting — and Thursday’s quarterly report only added
>> to the doubts....
>>
>> [Revenue disappointing...MS blames it on piracy and other factors....]
>>
>> Mr. Liddell dismissed claims that some customers were reluctant to buy
>> Vista machines. “There are no Vista-related issues at all,” he
>> declared.
>> </Quote>
>>
>>
http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/04/25/microsofts-vista-problem/?ref=technology
>
>
> They are going to throw out the June 30 deadline for issuing new XP
> licenses. There is a progression of hints. In order, with approximate
> dates:
>
> 1) April 3: Extension of XP licensing for use on low-cost hardware
>
http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080403-microsoft-to-give-xp-stay-of-executionfor-budget-laptops.html
>
> 2) April 4: Gates says W7 is coming soon.
> http://www.news.com/8301-13860_3-9911470-56.html
>
> 3) April 17: Ballmer gives weak hints at a cozy Seattle meeting of MVPs
> that XP might stay, the hints getting very little publicity.
> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/04/18/ballmer_vista_incomplete/
>
> 4) April 24: Ballmer gives stronger hints at a news conference that XP
> might stay.
> http://www.news.com/8301-10784_3-9927721-7.html
>
> All of this is very damaging to Vista, which is being sacrificed to both
> its predecessor and its successor.
>
> I would expect an announcement within two weeks.
Several OEMs like Lenovo are now following Dell's footsteps and will offer XP
past the already-repeatedly-extended deadline. First they pretended it's only
for low-end laptops, but gradually they come to confess that Vista is "work in
progress" and not all buyers are prepared to buy "work in progress".
--
~~ Best of wishes
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