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August 29, 2007 9:23 AM PDT

Windows Server 2008 release delayed

by Ina Fried

Windows Server 2008 is apparently going to live up to its name, with Microsoft acknowledging Wednesday that it won't be able to finish work on the product this year, as scheduled.

"Windows Server 2008, which we have been saying would Release to Manufacturing (RTM) by the end of the calendar year, is now slated to RTM in the first quarter of calendar year 2008," Microsoft said on its Windows Server blog.

As for the reasoning, the company said "while we're very happy with the feedback we're getting and the overall quality of the latest product builds, we would rather spend a little more time to meet the high quality bar that our customers and partners deserve and expect."

Then the company related the analogy that one of its program managers, Alex Hinrichs, said. "It's like a brisket," he told a colleague. "It just needs a little more time to bake."

Hopefully, Microsoft doesn't create too many vegetarians (i.e. Linux users) in the mean time.

During her years at CNET News, Ina Fried has changed beats several times, changed genders once, and covered both of the Pirates of Silicon Valley. These days, most of her attention is focused on Microsoft. E-mail Ina.
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What!
by Lee in San Diego August 29, 2007 10:00 AM PDT
No snarky anti-microsoft remarks :)
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Maybe they can make a "Professional" version of Server
by paulreid99 August 29, 2007 10:06 AM PDT
Because God knows that Vista will never make it in to most workplaces.
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Vista is
by frankwick August 29, 2007 10:24 AM PDT
Vista is essentially the desktop version of Longhorn server. In fact, the server kernel will eventually be rolled into Vista.

Vista is talking hold in the enterprise. It's not fast but we're seeing some movement. Even inside my company we have users asking about it. This reminds me of XP. People said XP would never replace 2000 Pro. look around... do you see any W2k machines on the desktop?
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If you have run the beta
by Maclover1 August 29, 2007 11:40 AM PDT
you would know they are one in the same (Vista and Windows 2008).

I recentely setup a the latest Beta in VMWare and it had a driver problem with the VMWARE AMD NIC...before I loaded the VMWARE tools. The solution center popped up and (in Windows 2008) and told me that "Vista" did not have a driver for the hardware.

If you notice on the very same front page MS announces the SP1 for Vista date. That would be the finished kernel of Windows 2008...shipping at the same time.

Windows 2008 = Vista Server
Vista = Windows 2008 stripped down.
What Else Is New?
by `WarpKat August 29, 2007 10:46 AM PDT
'nuff said.
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Chinese strike again
by groyal August 29, 2007 11:06 AM PDT
Didn't it get recalled because it used lead paint?
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Windows Server 2003
by hybridmachine August 29, 2007 11:28 AM PDT
Is very solid, I doubt people will defect just because they have to wait for server 2008. Heck, there is still a lot of 2000 server out there. 2008 server wont be widely adopted until the next version is ready to drop
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Solid for sure
by ncalishome August 29, 2007 3:45 PM PDT
I can't imagine I'd be upgrading to 08 anytime soon either. I have mostly Linux servers, but one 2000 Server box that has been plugged in and working perfectly for 5 years now, and another 2003 Server box that's pretty much the same deal for the last couple years. If they were not internal servers behind a BSD firewall it might be a different story though. :P
Can anyone remember...
by MadKiwi August 29, 2007 2:10 PM PDT
... a Microsoft product that did ship on time? No, seriously.
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I was really looking forward to Server Core!
by GreySkies01 August 29, 2007 2:11 PM PDT
Hmm. Wait a minute. No GUI, Runs Great, built for specific functionality.. Maybe I don't have to wait..

Linux and Unix are out now.
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VISTA
by oeasler September 28, 2007 7:32 AM PDT
Vista is a nightmare. After five months (don't know what took me so long)I switched back to XP Professional and actually felt like I had upgraded. Vista will not run most of my software, including Office 2003 which goes into a loop of constantly reinstalling itself after having been installed. Some software worked, but not well. Some would work but would quit for no reason. I am sick of that little blue-green wheel that goes around and around and is the most redundant thing I have every seen. Its a ram hog, pegging my duals. Its constantly working in the background using huge quantities of my 4 gigs of ram. It takes about 3 minutes to boot up. I just can't take it anymore. And, the list goes on and on . This OS was not ready for release. Anyone who love VISTA is living with their head in the sand and unwilling to face the horrible reality of the OS thats before them. O, Yes, I contacted MS Support about my problems and they were just as confused as I.
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