__/ [ Handover Phist ] on Friday 18 August 2006 17:19 \__
> Roy Schestowitz :
>> The Vista Domino Effect On Tech
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>>| Assessments and opinions of Vista Beta 2 suggest that a third beta
>>| is required before release candidate 1 comes out, which is the last
>>| major step before commercial launch.
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>>| [...]
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>>| As far as the corporate uptake goes, a delay might benefit Red Hat,
>>| which provides Linux to mostly U.S. enterprises, but only for a short
>>| while.
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http://www.forbes.com/2006/08/17/microsoft-vista-delay-in_gs_0817intrepidinvestor_inl.html?partner=yahootix
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>> Why is it taking so long to deliver an XP service pack with a new theme?
>> It would take over a year just to test...
>
> Because the architecture allows themeing to render the underlying
> structure unstable?
*LOL*
Those monolithic kernels with loopy dependencies. What a mess. Even Vista
testers have given up on that codebase and went elsewhere... Microsoft
offered to pay them for overtime volunteer job that involves bug hunting for
extra cash.
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