Microsoft announced that Windows Vista release will be delayed in January 2007

However, although it is delayed, WindowsVista itself will not be delayed, but to say that the appearance of WindowsVista-equipped PC will be delayed. For that reason, we are going to be out for the company version in November this year as we announced before. Microsoft delays Windows Vista until 2007 - vnunet.com
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MS will postpone the release of Vista in January next year
[09: 17]
[New York 21st] Cooperative Microsoft, Microsoft (MS)
Is the next generation basic software (OS) "Windows Vista"
Announced that its release date will be postponed to January next year.

http://flash24.kyodo.co.jp/?MID=MYZ&PG=FLASH

09: 48
US, postponed the release of Vista. Next generation OS for general consumers is January next year.
For security improvement. For enterprises as planned.

http://www.sankei.co.jp/news/sokuhou/sokuhou.html

For enterprises,
It's about Windows Vista Business Edition and Windows Vista Enterprise Edition.
And for individuals,
Windows Vista Home Basic Edition, Windows Vista Home Premium Edition.

Vista editions - Windows Vista Wiki
http://i.gzn.jp/imgindex.php?edition

WindowsVista for manufacturers, that is, WindowsVista for consumers slipping until next January is simply because the test on WindowsVista on the manufacturer side will not make it in time. This seems to be caused by saying that migration to Windows XP SP 2 has not been completed more than expected. Because Vista is made more severe than any Windows ever since it will change over and above the XP SP2 security policy change.

For example, even with regard to the installation of the driver, although it was able to install by ignoring the warning, even if there is no proof up to now, in the case of Vista it can not be installed unless you can get the operation certificate properly from Microsoft. This is because Microsoft decided that most of the instability factors in Windows are driver related. It seems that it is the result of analyzing error feedback at forced termination. That was not wasteful.

By the way, the development delay of WindowsVista itself is about 2 weeks to 3 weeks, and beta test version for general purpose will be distributed in the second quarter of this year.

So, again, the delay for Vista for general is the worst result for personal computer makers. Because it will not be in time for the holiday shopping season. To not be in time for you is forced to reduce profit considerably. As already pointed out by several industry analysts earlier this month about this. That is why it was observed that it should come out as early as November or December at the latest, but it seems that it did not work so well.

Even so, the development schedule of Windows always tends to be delayed, what is going on?

By the way, Windows Vista Ultimate Edition, after all, is for enterprise use and home use? Perhaps it is supposed to come out at the same timing as for enterprises planned to come out in November ... ....