Microsoft delays launch of Windows Vista
Microsoft said on Tuesday it plans to delay the launch of its much-anticipated Windows Vista operating system to January 2007 from its earlier target of the second half of 2006, sending its shares down nearly 3 percent.
has said its next-generation Mac OS X 10.5 "Leopard" operating system would be released to the public. The tight-lipped company has so far kept all of Leopard's details under wraps.
Reuters reports that Microsoft said Vista is delayed because the company wants to improve overall quality, particularly in security. The Redmond, Wash.-based software giant also said that PC makers didn't want the operating system introduced in the middle of holiday sales, because a new version would create instability in the market.
Microsoft is reportedly planning six core offerings of the Vista operating system, targeting how people use computers instead of PC hardware specifications.
Three will be aimed at consumers, two at business users, and a stripped-down version for emerging markets, Reuters said. "Unlike the current Windows XP, there will be no versions designed specifically for advanced 64-bit computing, multimedia computers or Tablet PCs."
Shares of Microsoft fell 2.6 percent to $27.02 in extended trade. In regular Nasdaq trade, the stock fell 15 cents, or less than 1 percent, to close at $27.74.
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Apparently Mr. Gates is waiting for dual-boot Macs so he can copy leopard
Schadenfreude
Party!
Pop open the corks on the bottles of "I-told-you-so!"
Apparently Mr. Gates is waiting for dual-boot Macs so he can copy leopard
That reminds me of a great conspiracy theory I saw a while back:
The reason OS X has been so unsettled, UI wise, as of late, is that Jobs is deliberately sending mixed messages to Redmond. So that Bill will be all like "Should we copy the look of Mail? Garage Band? Aperture? Aqua? Brushed metal? Neutral grey? Unified menu bar, or no?" and so forth.
Then, when Vista is a lock, Steve can trot out Leopard with the "real" unified OS X UI, and laugh heartily at Vista's garbled look and feel.
So maybe this is Bill playing chicken with Steve-- "We can wait as long as we need to, just show us what you've got".
will this be the right time to license ( if they ever do ) mac os x? just want to hear your feedback.
Official Microsoft Guide to Windows Updates?:
1. Wait for latest release of Mac OS.
2. Blatantly steal as many elements from Mac OS as possible, without getting sued.
3. If sued, then negotiate out-of-court settlement for cash only. Do not give up any use of stolen Mac OS elements.
4. Design new Windows OS to poorly interact with older versions of Windows and to cripple older hardware. This keeps Windows users on their forced upgrade cycle.
5. Do not fix long-standing bugs. Rather, add new features whether necessary or not. Bloat is good.
6. Repackage software with new name, and charge more for the upgrade.
7. Add a few viruses to the install disks just for fun.
8. Line pockets, and repeat.
GTSC