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What's the expected launch date for windows Vista?

http://news.zdnet.com/2100-3513_22-6032330.html

An update to the current Community Technology Preview program, set for release sometime this quarter, will serve as the version that Microsoft wants corporations to test. The software maker said in December that it was targeting February for the next CTP release.

Next quarter, the company will release a "customer preview program" that will give early-adopter consumers a chance to get their hands on Vista, though Microsoft has not said how broad that program will be.

Both forthcoming CTP and CPP releases will use "Beta 2" in describing the code, as did a December CTP.

Allchin, the co-president of Microsoft's platform, products and services division, said that the company has gotten all the necessary features into Vista and that no major capabilities have been cut from recent test versions. But while those features are all present, they are not necessarily being tested in final form.

"Customers are seeing the product in an intermediate state," he said. "There are still lots of bugs."

Vista marks the first time that Microsoft has gone to a timetable of more-frequent CTP releases. The idea is to get more feedback earlier in the process than is possible by having a schedule with only one or two beta releases.

The company had initially planned monthly CTP releases, but decided in December to make them less frequent.

Even with the changes to the test roster, Allchin said there is a chance that Vista could miss its shipping target.

"We still feel very good we can get it to broad availability this year," Allchin said, but reiterated that the product still must meet certain quality standards. "If the team gets in trouble about quality, I will delay this product."

IDC analyst Al Gillen said that Microsoft is on a very tight schedule, but still has time to make its goal of being on PCs sold in the 2006 holiday season.

"They need to have the product done by August or September at the latest. If they are not 'gold' by the middle or end of September, they might miss the window," Gillen said, referring to the "gold" release, computer parlance for finishing the software so it can be burned onto CDs and sent to manufacturers.
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Originally posted by: FoBoT
http://news.zdnet.com/2100-3513_22-6032330.html

An update to the current Community Technology Preview program, set for release sometime this quarter, will serve as the version that Microsoft wants corporations to test. The software maker said in December that it was targeting February for the next CTP release.

Next quarter, the company will release a "customer preview program" that will give early-adopter consumers a chance to get their hands on Vista, though Microsoft has not said how broad that program will be.

Both forthcoming CTP and CPP releases will use "Beta 2" in describing the code, as did a December CTP.

Allchin, the co-president of Microsoft's platform, products and services division, said that the company has gotten all the necessary features into Vista and that no major capabilities have been cut from recent test versions. But while those features are all present, they are not necessarily being tested in final form.

"Customers are seeing the product in an intermediate state," he said. "There are still lots of bugs."

Vista marks the first time that Microsoft has gone to a timetable of more-frequent CTP releases. The idea is to get more feedback earlier in the process than is possible by having a schedule with only one or two beta releases.

The company had initially planned monthly CTP releases, but decided in December to make them less frequent.

Even with the changes to the test roster, Allchin said there is a chance that Vista could miss its shipping target.

"We still feel very good we can get it to broad availability this year," Allchin said, but reiterated that the product still must meet certain quality standards. "If the team gets in trouble about quality, I will delay this product."

IDC analyst Al Gillen said that Microsoft is on a very tight schedule, but still has time to make its goal of being on PCs sold in the 2006 holiday season.

"They need to have the product done by August or September at the latest. If they are not 'gold' by the middle or end of September, they might miss the window," Gillen said, referring to the "gold" release, computer parlance for finishing the software so it can be burned onto CDs and sent to manufacturers.
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Thanks for the info! :thumbsup:
 
Is it likely that it will get pushed back to Q1 2007 because it is behind schedule? It seems that happens with most Microsoft products?
 
Originally posted by: Link19
Is it likely that it will get pushed back to Q1 2007 because it is behind schedule? It seems that happens with most Microsoft products?
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AFAIK Vista is on schedule. They've given themselves a fair amount of time to work out issues moving toward release; it's quite possible they could make their deadline of "general availability by Christmas"

Erik
 
Originally posted by: spyordie007
Originally posted by: Link19
Is it likely that it will get pushed back to Q1 2007 because it is behind schedule? It seems that happens with most Microsoft products?
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AFAIK Vista is on schedule. They've given themselves a fair amount of time to work out issues moving toward release; it's quite possible they could make their deadline of "general availability by Christmas"

Erik
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SUre, it is quite possible. But is it most probable and is the likelyhood of it getting delayed until 2007 low? Or is there a very good possibility that it may get delayed until 2007? Just as it is very possible it will be released by this year's end. Either could happen, or would you say it being released in 2006 is much more likely?
 
Ask me again in one year and I'll tell you for sure :roll:

At this point I'm giving them 75% odds of having it released (RTM Gold) by December 1st 2006. Obviously this is just my guess; I'm no authority on their release schedule...

If you dont like my number, throw a dart at some board and call it good enough 😉

EDIT: fixed date, I meant '06
 
Originally posted by: spyordie007
Ask me again in one year and I'll tell you for sure :roll:

At this point I'm giving them 75% odds of having it released (RTM Gold) by December 1st 2007. Obviously this is just my guess; I'm no authority on their release schedule...

If you dont like my number, throw a dart at some board and call it good enough 😉
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I assume you meant December 1, 2006? If it was really December 1, 2007, that would be way behind schedule!
 
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