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Old 01-01-2007, 09:56 PM
Jane C
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Re: Vista RTM Pushed Back by Allchin--Push it way back and fix it!

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"Intel Inside" <REMOVETHISBIT@com> wrote in message
news:elrd8wM9GHA.3280@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...[color=blue]
> "Microsoft Time Zone"
> That is GMT + how many hours?.
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> "Kevin John Panzke" <kevpan815********.com> wrote in message
> news:ei3pWlG9GHA.4740@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...[color=green]
>> 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=darkred]
>>> 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...
>>>> 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...
>>>>> 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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