Then why are they Closing Everyone's Bug's as By Design, Won't Fix, and Not
Repro, Just FYI. (The Answer: The Product Code is Locked, and Microsoft
is Currently Scheduled to Deliver RTM On Time which = October 25th, 2006,
Microsoft Time Zone, Just FYI)

"Chad Harris" <Vista RTM is really Beta 1.net> wrote in message
news:OGeY6gG9GHA.2316@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...[color=blue]
> In your dreams; and a lot of people, MVPs and Vista book authors have
> disagreed. Kevin where can I buy your Vista book?
>
> CH
>
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> "Kevin John Panzke" <kevpan815********.com> wrote in message
> news:OcWXsdG9GHA.4288@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...[color=green]
>> P.S. Windows Vista is 100% Ready for RTM on October 25th, 2006.
>>
>> "Kevin John Panzke" <kevpan815********.com> wrote in message
>> news:ueUBdfD9GHA.4288@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...[color=darkred]
>>> Complete Non-Sense!
>>>
>>> "Chad Harris" <Vista RTM is really Beta 1.net> wrote in message
>>> news:%23tJ5xW78GHA.4116@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>>>> It's lookin like the part Turkey part Vista is appropriately gearing up
>>>> for a Thanksgiving week launch in the Big Apple ( I guess Seattle is
>>>> the little Apple):
>>>>
>>>> Mary Jo Foley's ZDNet Blog:
>>>>
>>>> [url]http://blogs.zdnet.com/microsoft/?p=53[/url]
>>>>
>>>> [url]http://www.crn.com/sections/breakingnews/breakingnews.jhtml;jsessionid=V1XOFDC5AGVQMQSNDLSCKHA?articleId=193303500[/url]
>>>>
>>>> Quote from CRN:
>>>>
>>>> "The long-touted Microsoft Vista/Office 2007 tandem launch is on for
>>>> the last week in November in New York, sources said. This event will
>>>> focus on business usage and scenarios.
>>>> The new client Windows operating system and Office client and server
>>>> applications have been promised for volume business customers by year's
>>>> end and for consumers by early 2007. "
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Quote from Allchin:
>>>> Vista is not on track to be released to manufacturing on October 25,
>>>> according to Jim Allchin, co-president of Microsoft's platforms and
>>>> services division.
>>>>
>>>> "We won't RTM (release to manufacturing) in a week," Allchin told me on
>>>> October 18. "We are in pretty good shape. And there are still months
>>>> before (the January 2007) launch."
>>>>
>>>> Allchin said Microsoft is looking at Vista across five categories right
>>>> now to determine whether it's RTM-ready.
>>>>
>>>> The five: Reliability, security, performance, driver coverage and
>>>> application compatibility. While some of these categories - such as
>>>> driver coverage and app compatibility - may not be as robust as many
>>>> would expect in order for Vista to RTM, Microsoft looks at things a bit
>>>> differently, Allchin said.
>>>>
>>>> "We have to be done with Vista before the ecosystem can finish the
>>>> rest," Allchin said.
>>>>
>>>> An April Fools Day Launch April 1, 2007 would be a lot better for
>>>> customers.
>>>>
>>>> CH
>>>>
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>>>>
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