Microsoft pushes back launch

[Satcomer]

Microsoft has pushed the launch of VISTA back to 2007. So do you think this is to directly compete with whatever Apple does at MacWorld?

[eric2006]

No, it's so that people see that the OS X is updating, and windows XP is a dinosaur now. A clever tactic to switch users to OS X, if I do say so myself.

[symphonix]

Isn't this about the sixth time that MS has pushed back the launch date for Vista? *sigh* I guess computer users will have to wait another year to have "gadgets" that can pop up on the desktop and give instant access to useful tools, or an "indexed file system" that lets you search your files instantly.

Oh, woe! Who will help us?

[Thank The Cheese]

Originally Posted by Satcomer

Microsoft has pushes the launch of VISTA back to 2007. So do you think this is to directly compete with whatever Apple does at MacWorld?

I was thinking the same thing. Whether it was their direct intention or not, I'd be a little anxious if I were Apple. Once Vista is out, it ain't gonna change for years, so Apple would want to hold off the amazing upgrades/additions we may see in 10.5 until after or during its launch so that MS has no time to go back to the drawing board and slip in a few more rip offs.

[Mikuro]

Let's see...

When Jaguar came out, everyone compared it to Longhorn (now known as Vista). Jaguar won.
When Panther came out, everyone compared it to Longhorn. Panther won.
When Tiger came out, everyone compared it to Longhorn. Tiger won.

When Leopard comes out, I wonder what will happen? (Edit: Leopard is slated for this year, isn't it? I'm not really sure.)

And then when Lion/Bobcat/Sabertooth/whatever comes out, around the time as Vista, what do you suppose will happen then?

[nixgeek]

<conspiracy theory>

Could it be that MS might be thinking of supporting Intel Mac hardware??

</conspiracy theory>

(Sorry, I had to add that for craps and giggles... )

[symphonix]

thats not a theory, that is a fact. MS has stated that Vista will support Apple's Intel hardware, and Apple has agreed not to take any steps to block users from installing Windows Vista on their machines should they desire it.

Of course, this will mean a whole new type of computer user, scorned by both Mac and PC fans alike, about as popular as rabies. The intel-Mac running Windows Vista user, otherwise known as "the outcasts", will be shunned by tech-support desks all over the world and will have to rely on whatever drivers and patches they can scavenge from the streets.

Eradication is the only answer! It is time, to....

... ummm...

Sorry, drifted off a bit there. What was that about Vista being delayed again?

[fryke]

Erh... No, symphonix. Microsoft has stated that initial versions of Vista will *not* boot on EFI 32bit hardware instead. EFI booting will only be available for 64bit systems apparently. So at least the current iMacs, Mac minis and MBPs are out of that loop.

Leopard was said to be released at the end of 2006/beginning of 2007, so it's the same timeframe, really. WWDC is in August, this year, that's probably when we'll see first screenshots etc. of Leopard popping up (and vanish) on the 'net.