news

Hello,

some news ...

<http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/exec/bradsmith/10-13-06VistaRelease.mspx>

<http://news.com.com/No+alternative+to+Microsoft+fine/2008-1014_3-6093104.html?tag=nl>

<http://news.com.com/Is+Windows+near+end+of+its+run/2100-1016_3-6125965.html?tag=nefd.top>

<http://news.com.com/Security+firms+skeptical+about+Vista+shift/2100-7355_3-6125866.html?tag=nefd.top>

Looks like RTM will be have to be soon: "Our plan is to provide this to
volume license business customers next month, in November".

(from the 1st link below)


"benoit" <benoit@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:409C0511-65B4-4390-8B39-F33F01127492@microsoft.com...
> Hello,
>
> some news ...
>
> <http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/exec/bradsmith/10-13-06VistaRelease.mspx>
>
> <http://news.com.com/No+alternative+to+Microsoft+fine/2008-1014_3-6093104.html?tag=nl>
>
> <http://news.com.com/Is+Windows+near+end+of+its+run/2100-1016_3-6125965.html?tag=nefd.top>
>
> <http://news.com.com/Security+firms+skeptical+about+Vista+shift/2100-7355_3-6125866.html?tag=nefd.top>

Yes, that's been the plan all along. RTM to the OEM's by sometime in
November, retail box sets on the store shelves in January. The surprising
part is that it looks like it's actually going to happen that way this time
(think back to the delays in releasing XP).

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Windows help - www.rickrogers.org

"Intel Inside" <REMOVETHISBIT@com> wrote in message
news:uYDC9nF8GHA.1244@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
> Looks like RTM will be have to be soon: "Our plan is to provide this to
> volume license business customers next month, in November".
>
> (from the 1st link below)
>
>
> "benoit" <benoit@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:409C0511-65B4-4390-8B39-F33F01127492@microsoft.com...
>> Hello,
>>
>> some news ...
>>
>> <http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/exec/bradsmith/10-13-06VistaRelease.mspx>
>>
>> <http://news.com.com/No+alternative+to+Microsoft+fine/2008-1014_3-6093104.html?tag=nl>
>>
>> <http://news.com.com/Is+Windows+near+end+of+its+run/2100-1016_3-6125965.html?tag=nefd.top>
>>
>> <http://news.com.com/Security+firms+skeptical+about+Vista+shift/2100-7355_3-6125866.html?tag=nefd.top>
>
>

Yeah! But they have only set it back 3-4 times in the last three years. (-;

Sooner or later they have to score.

--

Regards,

Richard Urban
Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User
(For email, remove the obvious from my address)

Quote from George Ankner:
If you knew as much as you think you know,
You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew!

"Rick Rogers" <rick@mvps.org> wrote in message
news:Oe$oDtF8GHA.4348@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
> Yes, that's been the plan all along. RTM to the OEM's by sometime in
> November, retail box sets on the store shelves in January. The surprising
> part is that it looks like it's actually going to happen that way this
> time (think back to the delays in releasing XP).
>
> --
> Best of Luck,
>
> Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
> Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
>
> "Intel Inside" <REMOVETHISBIT@com> wrote in message
> news:uYDC9nF8GHA.1244@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>> Looks like RTM will be have to be soon: "Our plan is to provide this to
>> volume license business customers next month, in November".
>>
>> (from the 1st link below)
>>
>>
>> "benoit" <benoit@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:409C0511-65B4-4390-8B39-F33F01127492@microsoft.com...
>>> Hello,
>>>
>>> some news ...
>>>
>>> <http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/exec/bradsmith/10-13-06VistaRelease.mspx>
>>>
>>> <http://news.com.com/No+alternative+to+Microsoft+fine/2008-1014_3-6093104.html?tag=nl>
>>>
>>> <http://news.com.com/Is+Windows+near+end+of+its+run/2100-1016_3-6125965.html?tag=nefd.top>
>>>
>>> <http://news.com.com/Security+firms+skeptical+about+Vista+shift/2100-7355_3-6125866.html?tag=nefd.top>
>>
>>
>