Microsoft would delay Windows Vista for quality

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------Microsoft has completed Windows Vista development and expects to ship it by the end of the year. The release would coincide with the retirement of veteran Windows development leader Jim Allchin - but Allchin is willing to put off both events if Windows Vista doesn't reach a standard of quality he approves of, he confirmed on Friday. "Where we sit today, things are going according to plan, and we're feeling very good," Allchin, Microsoft's co-president of the platforms, products and services division said. "But I always like to preface that as I did with Windows 2000, Windows XP: quality is the thing that will dictate if we're ready to go. So if we have any problems in quality, I'll slip this product. It's the thing that is at the top of my mind."