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May 2, 2006 12:20 PM PDT
Gartner predicts longer Vista delay
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In March, Microsoft announced that widespread distribution of Windows Vista would be delayed until early 2007. Now, research firm Gartner Group has reported that the operating system might not be fully available until at least the second quarter of next year.
"Microsoft's track record is clear," the firm says. "It consistently misses target dates for major operating system releases. We don't expect broad availability of Windows Vista until at least 2Q07 (second quarter of 2007), which is nine to 12 months after Beta 2."
Microsoft, however, maintains that everything is on schedule, in line with its March announcement.
"We respectfully disagree with Gartner's views around timing of the final delivery of Windows Vista," a Microsoft spokesman told CNET News. "We remain on track to deliver Windows Vista Beta 2 in the second quarter and to deliver the final product to volume-license customers in November 2006 and to other businesses and consumers in January 2007."
Gartner says it believes that as a result of modifications Microsoft made in 2004 to the modular structure of Windows, the software company will need more time for "shims," or tweaks made to reported problems. This process takes place reactively as users try out the Beta 2 release of the operating system.
The upgrade from Windows XP to Vista will be as complex as the Windows 2000 release was, Gartner says. Windows 2000 took 16 months to reach manufacturing from its Beta 2 stage. The change to Windows XP from Windows 2000 only took five months from Beta 2, but it was "a relatively minor release," according the Gartner report.
Microsoft's news that the new platform would not be ready in time for Christmas caused winces throughout the industry, which was already expecting a slight decline in growth for the holiday season.
Gartner had previously advised some companies to hold off on the upgrade until 2008, since third-party products already supply many of the security upgrades incorporated into the new Windows platform.
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would still miss the release date.... again!
Cripes, they remind me of Apple and the Copeland saga before
Steve Jobs returned.
Thank ghod I run Macs.
They announced today that SecureID won't be in Vista now. I predict a raft of similar announcements over the next 8-9 months. By the time Vista comes out, it will still be the bloated, insecure eyecandy everyone expects, it will just be missing most of the features that might make it useful.
But at least it will be 'on time.'
We're also looking for just the perfect shade of blue for the next generation BSOD.
Billl Gates
We're also looking for just the perfect shade of blue for the next generation BSOD.
Billl Gates
labs:-(
Windows Vista could be delayed again...
A new report says that Microsoft will likely delay, yet again, the release of the much anticipated Windows Vista by another three months. Industry research firm Gartner today said that Microsoft will likely be forced to delay its Vita release because of its current development cycle, previous release cycles, code complexity and lofty feature targets. "Microsoft?s track record is clear; it consistently misses target dates for major operating system releases," Gartner told clients. The next major Windows overhaul will be the first since Windows XP was released nearly five years ago. The report said that Windows is too complex and feature burdened to meet the projected release target of November for corporate customers and January for consumers.
Earlier this year, Microsoft said that it would delay the consumer release of Vista again to January 2007, missing the critical holiday shopping season. Windows Vista was originally expected to ship in 2005. Gartner now expects Vista will not be widely available until the second quarter of 2007, nearly two years after the first scheduled release date.
?One should never overestimate how much Microsoft will underestimate the complexity and time needed to deliver a major new client OS,? Gartner analysts wrote. "Based on Microsoft's current schedule, we would expect the schedule to slip again, with broad availability not coming before 2Q07, nine to 12 months after Beta 2 ships, assuming Beta 2 is reasonably stable and feature-complete."
Gartner, however, believes that Microsoft could face even further delays if the quality of beta 2 is not up to par. "Slipping into 3Q '07 is possible, but we will have a better idea once Beta 2 ships and we can assess the quality," Gartner said.
Microsoft, however, said it was still on track, despite the report on possible further delays.
"We remain on track to deliver Windows Vista Beta 2 in the second quarter and to deliver the final product to volume license customers in November 2006 and to other businesses and consumers in January 2007,? said a spokeswoman for Microsoft told Computerworld.
Microsoft's continued Windows Vista delays could help Apple as the company preps its next Mac OS X "Leopard" release later this summer 2006. Apple's next generation operating system could be released by Christmas this year, giving Apple yet another edge during the busy holiday season.
Gartner Group's assesment of another Vista delay? This
supposed person is backing an on- time-scheduled release.
Really now..
How can we believe anything coming out of Redmond these
days. Its been five years since they've worked on the darn thing
and they still can't it to work.
And who is this Microsoft spokesman anyways? And why won't
they give their name and go on record.
Is it Allchin.. Gates?? I know its not Ballmer cause he aint doing
sh8t.
So who is it?