Re: Windows xp to ???
From: Ken Blake (kblake_at_this.is.an.invalid.domain)
Date: 01/25/05
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Date: Mon, 24 Jan 2005 19:35:31 -0700
In news:OFP9TGoAFHA.3120@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl,
The Geek <ml@collinsco.com.au> typed:
> Does anyone know when? I am putting a proposal together and the
> first
> question I will be asked is this the latest available and when
> will
> the new one come out. We were caught with Win 98 when 2000 came
> out
> and I don't want to make the same mistake again.
No, nobody ever knows the answer to a question like this--not
even anyone at Microsoft.
The sooner it comes out, the sooner they start making money from
it, and the happier Microsoft will be. The problem is that it's
currently in testing and has enough problems that they can't
release it yet. Marketing pushes the Quality Assurance people and
the developers to get it out quicker, and QA responds that it
isn't ready yet.
That goes on for a while until someone high up in the
organization makes an executive decision that the remaining
problems are few enough and mild enough for it to be released.
When will that be? As I said, nobody knows. It will be ready when
they decide it's ready. There have been estimates, but it's very
important to realize that they are estimates, not promises. The
latest estimate I've heard is sometime in 2006, but I wouldn't
want to bet the farm on it. Software development, whether from
Microsoft or anyone else, has a long history of exceeding its
estimates.
Regarding the question "is this the latest available," that has a
clear answer. Yes.
-- Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User Please reply to the newsgroup > "Shenan Stanley" <news_helper@hushmail.com> wrote in message > news:umywJDoAFHA.208@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl... >> The Geek wrote: >> > Does anyone know if Microsoft is planning to upgrade WIndows >> > XP? >> >> Windows XP is not the final version of Windows, if that is >> what you >> are asking. >> >> Like Windows 3.0, Windows 3.1, Windows for Workgroups 3.11, >> Windows >> 95, Windows 95 OSR2, Windows 98, Windows 98SE, Windows ME, >> Windows >> NT (various versions), Windows 2000, Windows 2003 and the next >> rendition codenamed "Longhorn".. - Windows (like all other >> operating systems and worthwhile applications) is a work in >> progress. >> >> -- >> <- Shenan -> >> -- >> The information is provided "as is", it is suggested you >> research for >> yourself before you take any advice - you are the one >> ultimately >> responsible for your actions/problems/solutions. Know what >> you are >> getting into before you jump in with both feet.
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