Chris Posted August 3, 2006 Report Share Posted August 3, 2006 There's been a lot of speculation and opinion about Windows Vista lately. Many claim that Microsoft's next generation operating system isn't ready and can't be made ready in time for the software giant's self-imposed October 2006 Release to Manufacturing (RTM) deadline.Who are these people? And what are they really worried about?Some have said that Microsoft should wait until sometime in mid-2007 to ship Vista, because businesses aren't lining up to deploy the new operating system any time soon. Heads up, guys: Businesses have never lined up to install a new Microsoft operating system. They always install new Windows versions gingerly and years after the fact. We're all familiar with the "wait for Service Pack 1 (SP1)" mantra that many enterprises extol.Others have said that Microsoft should add a Beta 3 release between Beta 2 (which, yes, was lousy) and Release Candidate 1 (RC1), which presumably will ship by late August or early September. But that's just arguing semantics. Who cares what the next milestone is named? What we should worry about is that the next milestone be more representative of the final product than was the previous milestone. Based on my experience with the last two interim builds, that will definitely be the case.Many beta testers tell me and their fellow testers that Windows Vista isn't ready. But beta testers never think any Windows version is ready: If we left the ship decision to testers, we'd still be testing Windows XP. (OK, that one is an exaggeration, but one with a point behind it. Many beta testers simply like their exclusive little clique to continue as long as possible. Only they, after all, are qualified to determine when Windows is ready.)More | Here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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