Re: Look at this MS is screwed yet again.......

Armand Hammer wrote:
http://www.itp.net/news/details.php?id=20837&category=

Just like I said already. Its amazing how a regular internet user
has this info before a microsoft exec!

Shenan Stanley wrote:
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It's the way of the world (especially now) for people to (at least
believe) know things quickly. I know it is still strange for some
to think they can see live what is going on thousands of miles
over oceans from them.. But the ability has been around a while
now.
The article you pointed to, however - does not really show any
great insight, any "I knew for sure before anyone else" point of
facts. It shows that someone (or some group) guessed (and it
doesn't take a genius to do that) that Windows Vista would not be
released "on time" and probably not until 2007.

*gasp* No! Really?

Come on. Seriously. When the Beta 2 release was slated for
February (I believe - it's been so long that I cannot remember)
and it never made that time frame.. Or March.. Or April.. You
think that was a hint? And that combined with all the other
issues surrounding Vista as well as current OSes - 2+2 is still
equal to 4.
What I am saying is that this was no shocker. It was that way
with past releases (and not just from Microsoft) and iot will be
that way with future releases (and not just from Microsoft.) Heck
- I have been beta testing one piece of software for a while now
and they keep edging their way to the first full release.. They
made it to .9 and I thought: "Woohoo!" - but then they made 0.91!
They then added the third digit! 0.960 is where I believe they are now.

People instinctively do not like to be criticized - especially for
stupid mistakes. So they may delay things over and over for
various reasons - just tso they can double/triple check things. The
trouble is - nothing is perfect. Someday you have to let the
kids grow up and let them out of the house.

Armand Hammer wrote:
Just pointing out that I knew this over one year ago.

http://groups.google.ca/group/microsoft.public.windowsxp.general/msg/c6e2a4ba5af53e13?dmode=source&hl=en

As I said - but in many more words..

It's called "educated guessing".
You knew nothing then "for sure" and you know nothing now "for sure".

Come up with the exact lottery numbers for every drawing in the world on a
given future date even 24 hours before it happens (or even one lottery
drawing) and color me impressed; but don't say that a software product will
not be released on time or even guess a year that it will be released in and
then expect everyone to be in awe when you *might* end up correct. *grin*
Hell - it might be 2008. Could be a tiered release and the poor saps who
get the lower end Vistas get theirs before December and the higher end stuff
comes around August next year.

Heck - you give me an "exact date" from "your sources" that indicated things
to you earlier and maybe I might possibly say, "Hmmm.. Interesting. Not a
bad guess." when it comes close.

Maybe I'll stop by your mystics shop on Saturday and maybe I won't.
Either way - give Jerry G. my fondest hello's again.

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Shenan Stanley
MS-MVP
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