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AthlonXP1800
03-28-06, 12:23 PM
http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=30601

The picture get clear and clearer.

It seem Vista will be available to business and OEMs in November but the Vista retail will be delay until Q1 2007. One thing I really dont understand, why Vista retail delay until Q1 2007 while business and OEMs get it first on sales before Xmas 2006?

Anyway I dont care about retail, OEM version is good enough, I sold my old PC with XP SP2 OEM bundled. Look like I will be able to buy Vista Ultimate Edition OEM in November. :)
rewt
03-28-06, 04:10 PM
lol, "The great Satan of Software". That's a good one! :D

Although I think that title may already belong to Starforce..
Riptide
03-28-06, 05:48 PM
Meh big frickin deal. We've waited how long now? Like an additional couple months or so is going to kill anyone.
bknblk
03-28-06, 06:29 PM
If they do not change their plans for DRM, I will not be installing Vista anytime soon. I am sure that "cleaned" versions will be availble at some point by virtue of work put forth by community members which I will be able to install with my action pack key.
retsam
03-28-06, 09:45 PM
wait hasnt anyone stopped to think that this story is bull****. how the hell are they going to rewrite 60% of vista's codebase in 8 months..no way this is going to happen.
AthlonXP1800
03-29-06, 12:18 AM
wait hasnt anyone stopped to think that this story is bull****. how the hell are they going to rewrite 60% of vista's codebase in 8 months..no way this is going to happen.

Rewrite 60% of Vista OS code turned out to be completed false accorded to Microsoft bloggers Microsoft Watch (http://www.microsoft-watch.com/article2/0,1995,1942845,00.asp) and Scobleizer (http://scobleizer.wordpress.com/2006/03/24/rewrite-of-windows-vista-underway-hogwash/).
zoomy942
03-29-06, 02:44 PM
im just not looking forward to having to buy another notebook thats "vista ready". boo:(
Son Goku
03-29-06, 06:29 PM
Back when I had an MSDN professional subscription, we tended to get an RTM (release to manufacturer) build, a few weeks (more like 2-3 though) the retail ship date. RTM and the sold version, were the same build number though...

This practice isn't uncommon, though 2 months is definitely more time between there releases when what I remember having seen for either Windows 2000 or Windows XP...
AthlonXP1800
03-29-06, 10:08 PM
im just not looking forward to having to buy another notebook thats "vista ready". boo:(

I am looking forward to buy Vista ready laptop to replaced my 2 years old laptop bought on ebay, the laptop was made in 2002 and it came with Windows XP Home Edition OEM.
AthlonXP1800
03-29-06, 10:47 PM
Back when I had an MSDN professional subscription, we tended to get an RTM (release to manufacturer) build, a few weeks (more like 2-3 though) the retail ship date. RTM and the sold version, were the same build number though...

This practice isn't uncommon, though 2 months is definitely more time between there releases when what I remember having seen for either Windows 2000 or Windows XP...

Windows XP went RTM on 18 August 2001, I had a copy of XP RTM on 22 August and had lots of fun with it ahead of retail launch on 25 October, that 2 months and 1 week from RTM to retail.

Vista original RTM date is around middle of August 2006, now the date was pushed back by a few weeks to ensure Vista met the quality OEMs want. I think the new RTM date is in beginning of September, this will give 2 months until November 2006 launch for business and OEMs customers and January 2007 for retail launch. I probably will get my hand on Vista RTM 4 months ahead of retail launch. :)