Vista Tutorial - Exclusive: Microsoft Still Plans October 2006 Vista Release

http://www.windowsitpro.com/Article/...182/93182.html

According to sources at Microsoft, the company plans to ship Windows Vista Release Candidate 1
(RC1) in early September. More important, perhaps, is that Microsoft still plans to release
Vista to manufacturing by the end of October as previously planned, defying rumors that the
company would delay Vista yet again.
Although I'm not at liberty to divulge the full contents of the message, Microsoft has placed
build 5520 into escrow as the RC1 of Vista. This build will be released to testers and the
public after the Labor Day holiday in the United States, which falls this year on September 4.
Currently, Microsoft expects to ship RC1 on or after September 7.

Meanwhile, the release to manufacturing (RTM), or final, version of Vista is set for a
September 2006 escrow and final release on or before October 25. We can expect a Longhorn
Server Beta 3 release in first quarter 2007, an RC2 release in second quarter 2007, and the
final release in the second half of 2007.

http://www.windowsitpro.com/Article/...181/93181.html

OneStat: Windows Continues to Dominate
Microsoft's next-generation OS, Windows Vista, continues to be horribly late, but that hasn't
stopped the current version, Windows XP, from dominating the OS market. Web analytics company
OneStat.com says that XP is responsible for almost 87 percent of all Web usage, while all
Windows versions combined account for 97 percent of Web usage.


"Microsoft's Windows dominates the operating system market with a global usage share of 96.97
percent," OneStat.com reports. "The leading operating system on the Web is Microsoft's Windows
XP with a global usage share of 86.80 percent. Microsoft's Windows 2000 has a global usage
share of 6.09 percent and is the second most popular OS on the Web."


You read that right. Windows 2000 is the second most often used OS on the Web, with almost
three times the usage share of all Macintosh versions combined. During an event keynote last
week, Apple CEO Steve Jobs was quick to point out that Mac OS X was "gaining market share," but
Apple has made only concrete gains in very specific markets, such as "retail sales of notebook
computers in the US." In reality, Mac OS X usage is still below 2.5 percent worldwide. Even the
8-year-old Windows 98, with 2.68 percent of the market, accounts for more users than OS X does.


Many had expected Apple's recent successes with the dominant iPod MP3 player and the move to
Macs that use Intel chips to increase the company's share of the OS market. That hasn't
happened yet, although it still could: With Vista not scheduled for general availability until
early 2007, Apple has an opening during which it can sell Mac OS X systems to Windows converts
while pushing its next-generation OS, code-named Leopard.


According to OneStat.com, the following are the most frequently used OSs on the Web in the
world:


1. Windows XP - 86.80 percent
2. Windows 2000 - 6.09 percent
3. Windows 98 - 2.68 percent
4. Macintosh/ Macintosh Power PC - 2.47 percent
5. Windows Me - 1.09 percent
6. Linux - 0.36 percent
7. Windows NT - 0.24 percent



--
Michael
______
"The trouble ain't that there is too many fools,
but that the lightning ain't distributed right."
- Mark Twain

Great Server gets a beta 3, but not vista? Looks like MS does care more for
their IT customers, than people who use client versions. What a f***n' sham.

> We can expect a Longhorn
> Server Beta 3 release in first quarter 2007, an RC2 release in second quarter 2007, and the
> final release in the second half of 2007.

Another alternative 64 bit OS has released it to a wider developer
community already with plans to go public early in 2007.

I have approached various service providers and software providers and
asked if Vista 64 bit versions will be available soon.

The answer in all cases was along the lines of: when we have a stable 64
bit version of Vista available to use we will develop accordingly. At
the moment we have had nothing released to us so can't really do anything.

One (on the phone) remarked that quite a few people were running Vista 2
betas just to get used to it but not at work. it was an enthusiasm that
spilled over into their home/domestic life as the employer would not
permit a beta OS on company computers as a matter of policy.

And, I am Very Disapointed that RC1 won't be coming out Today, because Today
is my 29th Birthday, Just FYI.

"MICHAEL" wrote:

> http://www.windowsitpro.com/Article/...182/93182.html
>
> According to sources at Microsoft, the company plans to ship Windows Vista Release Candidate 1
> (RC1) in early September. More important, perhaps, is that Microsoft still plans to release
> Vista to manufacturing by the end of October as previously planned, defying rumors that the
> company would delay Vista yet again.
> Although I'm not at liberty to divulge the full contents of the message, Microsoft has placed
> build 5520 into escrow as the RC1 of Vista. This build will be released to testers and the
> public after the Labor Day holiday in the United States, which falls this year on September 4.
> Currently, Microsoft expects to ship RC1 on or after September 7.
>
> Meanwhile, the release to manufacturing (RTM), or final, version of Vista is set for a
> September 2006 escrow and final release on or before October 25. We can expect a Longhorn
> Server Beta 3 release in first quarter 2007, an RC2 release in second quarter 2007, and the
> final release in the second half of 2007.
>
> http://www.windowsitpro.com/Article/...181/93181.html
>
> OneStat: Windows Continues to Dominate
> Microsoft's next-generation OS, Windows Vista, continues to be horribly late, but that hasn't
> stopped the current version, Windows XP, from dominating the OS market. Web analytics company
> OneStat.com says that XP is responsible for almost 87 percent of all Web usage, while all
> Windows versions combined account for 97 percent of Web usage.
>
>
> "Microsoft's Windows dominates the operating system market with a global usage share of 96.97
> percent," OneStat.com reports. "The leading operating system on the Web is Microsoft's Windows
> XP with a global usage share of 86.80 percent. Microsoft's Windows 2000 has a global usage
> share of 6.09 percent and is the second most popular OS on the Web."
>
>
> You read that right. Windows 2000 is the second most often used OS on the Web, with almost
> three times the usage share of all Macintosh versions combined. During an event keynote last
> week, Apple CEO Steve Jobs was quick to point out that Mac OS X was "gaining market share," but
> Apple has made only concrete gains in very specific markets, such as "retail sales of notebook
> computers in the US." In reality, Mac OS X usage is still below 2.5 percent worldwide. Even the
> 8-year-old Windows 98, with 2.68 percent of the market, accounts for more users than OS X does.
>
>
> Many had expected Apple's recent successes with the dominant iPod MP3 player and the move to
> Macs that use Intel chips to increase the company's share of the OS market. That hasn't
> happened yet, although it still could: With Vista not scheduled for general availability until
> early 2007, Apple has an opening during which it can sell Mac OS X systems to Windows converts
> while pushing its next-generation OS, code-named Leopard.
>
>
> According to OneStat.com, the following are the most frequently used OSs on the Web in the
> world:
>
>
> 1. Windows XP - 86.80 percent
> 2. Windows 2000 - 6.09 percent
> 3. Windows 98 - 2.68 percent
> 4. Macintosh/ Macintosh Power PC - 2.47 percent
> 5. Windows Me - 1.09 percent
> 6. Linux - 0.36 percent
> 7. Windows NT - 0.24 percent
>
>
>
> --
> Michael
> ______
> "The trouble ain't that there is too many fools,
> but that the lightning ain't distributed right."
> - Mark Twain
>
>
>

Well HAPPY BD then Kev!
dotcom

"Kevin Panzke" <KevinPanzke@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:062BF7E2-9765-4DE0-AC6B-5BB8F80FE4A1@microsoft.com...
> And, I am Very Disapointed that RC1 won't be coming out Today, because
> Today
> is my 29th Birthday, Just FYI.
>
> "MICHAEL" wrote:
>
>> http://www.windowsitpro.com/Article/...182/93182.html
>>
>> According to sources at Microsoft, the company plans to ship Windows
>> Vista Release Candidate 1
>> (RC1) in early September. More important, perhaps, is that Microsoft
>> still plans to release
>> Vista to manufacturing by the end of October as previously planned,
>> defying rumors that the
>> company would delay Vista yet again.
>> Although I'm not at liberty to divulge the full contents of the message,
>> Microsoft has placed
>> build 5520 into escrow as the RC1 of Vista. This build will be released
>> to testers and the
>> public after the Labor Day holiday in the United States, which falls this
>> year on September 4.
>> Currently, Microsoft expects to ship RC1 on or after September 7.
>>
>> Meanwhile, the release to manufacturing (RTM), or final, version of Vista
>> is set for a
>> September 2006 escrow and final release on or before October 25. We can
>> expect a Longhorn
>> Server Beta 3 release in first quarter 2007, an RC2 release in second
>> quarter 2007, and the
>> final release in the second half of 2007.
>>
>> http://www.windowsitpro.com/Article/...181/93181.html
>>
>> OneStat: Windows Continues to Dominate
>> Microsoft's next-generation OS, Windows Vista, continues to be horribly
>> late, but that hasn't
>> stopped the current version, Windows XP, from dominating the OS market.
>> Web analytics company
>> OneStat.com says that XP is responsible for almost 87 percent of all Web
>> usage, while all
>> Windows versions combined account for 97 percent of Web usage.
>>
>>
>> "Microsoft's Windows dominates the operating system market with a global
>> usage share of 96.97
>> percent," OneStat.com reports. "The leading operating system on the Web
>> is Microsoft's Windows
>> XP with a global usage share of 86.80 percent. Microsoft's Windows 2000
>> has a global usage
>> share of 6.09 percent and is the second most popular OS on the Web."
>>
>>
>> You read that right. Windows 2000 is the second most often used OS on the
>> Web, with almost
>> three times the usage share of all Macintosh versions combined. During an
>> event keynote last
>> week, Apple CEO Steve Jobs was quick to point out that Mac OS X was
>> "gaining market share," but
>> Apple has made only concrete gains in very specific markets, such as
>> "retail sales of notebook
>> computers in the US." In reality, Mac OS X usage is still below 2.5
>> percent worldwide. Even the
>> 8-year-old Windows 98, with 2.68 percent of the market, accounts for more
>> users than OS X does.
>>
>>
>> Many had expected Apple's recent successes with the dominant iPod MP3
>> player and the move to
>> Macs that use Intel chips to increase the company's share of the OS
>> market. That hasn't
>> happened yet, although it still could: With Vista not scheduled for
>> general availability until
>> early 2007, Apple has an opening during which it can sell Mac OS X
>> systems to Windows converts
>> while pushing its next-generation OS, code-named Leopard.
>>
>>
>> According to OneStat.com, the following are the most frequently used OSs
>> on the Web in the
>> world:
>>
>>
>> 1. Windows XP - 86.80 percent
>> 2. Windows 2000 - 6.09 percent
>> 3. Windows 98 - 2.68 percent
>> 4. Macintosh/ Macintosh Power PC - 2.47 percent
>> 5. Windows Me - 1.09 percent
>> 6. Linux - 0.36 percent
>> 7. Windows NT - 0.24 percent
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Michael
>> ______
>> "The trouble ain't that there is too many fools,
>> but that the lightning ain't distributed right."
>> - Mark Twain
>>
>>
>>

As a ps - the above analysis is very much based on the "big beat the
small" mindset.

The attached image shows a chart of 50% year-on-year growth over a ten
year period.

Good to know MICHAEL thanks.
I was hoping for sooner since 5384 which was running just fine at first has
now slowed to a C R A W L and is practically unusable, but will just have to
wait I guess and hope RC1 is much improved.
dotcom

"MICHAEL" <u158627_emr@dslr.net> wrote in message
news:OwuVagIwGHA.3964@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
> http://www.windowsitpro.com/Article/...182/93182.html
>
> According to sources at Microsoft, the company plans to ship Windows Vista
> Release Candidate 1 (RC1) in early September. More important, perhaps, is
> that Microsoft still plans to release Vista to manufacturing by the end of
> October as previously planned, defying rumors that the company would delay
> Vista yet again.
> Although I'm not at liberty to divulge the full contents of the message,
> Microsoft has placed build 5520 into escrow as the RC1 of Vista. This
> build will be released to testers and the public after the Labor Day
> holiday in the United States, which falls this year on September 4.
> Currently, Microsoft expects to ship RC1 on or after September 7.
>
> Meanwhile, the release to manufacturing (RTM), or final, version of Vista
> is set for a September 2006 escrow and final release on or before October
> 25. We can expect a Longhorn Server Beta 3 release in first quarter 2007,
> an RC2 release in second quarter 2007, and the final release in the second
> half of 2007.
>
> http://www.windowsitpro.com/Article/...181/93181.html
>
> OneStat: Windows Continues to Dominate
> Microsoft's next-generation OS, Windows Vista, continues to be horribly
> late, but that hasn't stopped the current version, Windows XP, from
> dominating the OS market. Web analytics company OneStat.com says that XP
> is responsible for almost 87 percent of all Web usage, while all Windows
> versions combined account for 97 percent of Web usage.
>
>
> "Microsoft's Windows dominates the operating system market with a global
> usage share of 96.97 percent," OneStat.com reports. "The leading operating
> system on the Web is Microsoft's Windows XP with a global usage share of
> 86.80 percent. Microsoft's Windows 2000 has a global usage share of 6.09
> percent and is the second most popular OS on the Web."
>
>
> You read that right. Windows 2000 is the second most often used OS on the
> Web, with almost three times the usage share of all Macintosh versions
> combined. During an event keynote last week, Apple CEO Steve Jobs was
> quick to point out that Mac OS X was "gaining market share," but Apple has
> made only concrete gains in very specific markets, such as "retail sales
> of notebook computers in the US." In reality, Mac OS X usage is still
> below 2.5 percent worldwide. Even the 8-year-old Windows 98, with 2.68
> percent of the market, accounts for more users than OS X does.
>
>
> Many had expected Apple's recent successes with the dominant iPod MP3
> player and the move to Macs that use Intel chips to increase the company's
> share of the OS market. That hasn't happened yet, although it still could:
> With Vista not scheduled for general availability until early 2007, Apple
> has an opening during which it can sell Mac OS X systems to Windows
> converts while pushing its next-generation OS, code-named Leopard.
>
>
> According to OneStat.com, the following are the most frequently used OSs
> on the Web in the world:
>
>
> 1. Windows XP - 86.80 percent
> 2. Windows 2000 - 6.09 percent
> 3. Windows 98 - 2.68 percent
> 4. Macintosh/ Macintosh Power PC - 2.47 percent
> 5. Windows Me - 1.09 percent
> 6. Linux - 0.36 percent
> 7. Windows NT - 0.24 percent
>
>
>
> --
> Michael
> ______
> "The trouble ain't that there is too many fools,
> but that the lightning ain't distributed right."
> - Mark Twain
>
>

Take heart, Kev, Intel is supposed to release the Core 2 Duo E6600 and E6700
chips today. So happy birthday from Intel! (and me too)

"Kevin Panzke" <KevinPanzke@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:062BF7E2-9765-4DE0-AC6B-5BB8F80FE4A1@microsoft.com...
> And, I am Very Disapointed that RC1 won't be coming out Today, because
> Today
> is my 29th Birthday, Just FYI.
>
> "MICHAEL" wrote:
>
>> http://www.windowsitpro.com/Article/...182/93182.html
>>
>> According to sources at Microsoft, the company plans to ship Windows
>> Vista Release Candidate 1
>> (RC1) in early September. More important, perhaps, is that Microsoft
>> still plans to release
>> Vista to manufacturing by the end of October as previously planned,
>> defying rumors that the
>> company would delay Vista yet again.
>> Although I'm not at liberty to divulge the full contents of the message,
>> Microsoft has placed
>> build 5520 into escrow as the RC1 of Vista. This build will be released
>> to testers and the
>> public after the Labor Day holiday in the United States, which falls this
>> year on September 4.
>> Currently, Microsoft expects to ship RC1 on or after September 7.
>>
>> Meanwhile, the release to manufacturing (RTM), or final, version of Vista
>> is set for a
>> September 2006 escrow and final release on or before October 25. We can
>> expect a Longhorn
>> Server Beta 3 release in first quarter 2007, an RC2 release in second
>> quarter 2007, and the
>> final release in the second half of 2007.
>>
>> http://www.windowsitpro.com/Article/...181/93181.html
>>
>> OneStat: Windows Continues to Dominate
>> Microsoft's next-generation OS, Windows Vista, continues to be horribly
>> late, but that hasn't
>> stopped the current version, Windows XP, from dominating the OS market.
>> Web analytics company
>> OneStat.com says that XP is responsible for almost 87 percent of all Web
>> usage, while all
>> Windows versions combined account for 97 percent of Web usage.
>>
>>
>> "Microsoft's Windows dominates the operating system market with a global
>> usage share of 96.97
>> percent," OneStat.com reports. "The leading operating system on the Web
>> is Microsoft's Windows
>> XP with a global usage share of 86.80 percent. Microsoft's Windows 2000
>> has a global usage
>> share of 6.09 percent and is the second most popular OS on the Web."
>>
>>
>> You read that right. Windows 2000 is the second most often used OS on the
>> Web, with almost
>> three times the usage share of all Macintosh versions combined. During an
>> event keynote last
>> week, Apple CEO Steve Jobs was quick to point out that Mac OS X was
>> "gaining market share," but
>> Apple has made only concrete gains in very specific markets, such as
>> "retail sales of notebook
>> computers in the US." In reality, Mac OS X usage is still below 2.5
>> percent worldwide. Even the
>> 8-year-old Windows 98, with 2.68 percent of the market, accounts for more
>> users than OS X does.
>>
>>
>> Many had expected Apple's recent successes with the dominant iPod MP3
>> player and the move to
>> Macs that use Intel chips to increase the company's share of the OS
>> market. That hasn't
>> happened yet, although it still could: With Vista not scheduled for
>> general availability until
>> early 2007, Apple has an opening during which it can sell Mac OS X
>> systems to Windows converts
>> while pushing its next-generation OS, code-named Leopard.
>>
>>
>> According to OneStat.com, the following are the most frequently used OSs
>> on the Web in the
>> world:
>>
>>
>> 1. Windows XP - 86.80 percent
>> 2. Windows 2000 - 6.09 percent
>> 3. Windows 98 - 2.68 percent
>> 4. Macintosh/ Macintosh Power PC - 2.47 percent
>> 5. Windows Me - 1.09 percent
>> 6. Linux - 0.36 percent
>> 7. Windows NT - 0.24 percent
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Michael
>> ______
>> "The trouble ain't that there is too many fools,
>> but that the lightning ain't distributed right."
>> - Mark Twain
>>
>>
>>

> Great Server gets a beta 3, but not vista? Looks like MS does care more
> for
> their IT customers, than people who use client versions. What a f***n'
> sham.

MS already owns the consumer market. OTOH, if they want to make serious
headway into the server market, then they cannot botch the testing phase of
their backend offering.

Server is an enormous project.

"Homer J. Simpson" <root@127.0.0.1> wrote in message
news:u91ZXrKwGHA.3964@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>> Great Server gets a beta 3, but not vista? Looks like MS does care more
>> for
>> their IT customers, than people who use client versions. What a f***n'
>> sham.
>
> MS already owns the consumer market. OTOH, if they want to make serious
> headway into the server market, then they cannot botch the testing phase
> of their backend offering.
>