Comments on: Vista delay could sting PC makers

The postponed launch of the Windows update looks bad for the whole computer industry, analysts say.

[drumpat01]

surprised?

was anyone really surprised that it got pushd back again? They
have had delay after delay, cut after cut, for 3 years now. I dont
see why anyone would be surprised by this delay. Lets just see
how long it takes for Vista to come out now and how stripped
down it is. Watch as Gates allows Steve Jobs to have what will
probably be the best 4th quarter ever for Macs. Apple will have
their entire line over to Intel by then, be releasing ANOTHER OS
(thats 6 OS's in 7 years compared to M$ 2 in the same time
frame), and not to mention probably a new iPod and a new
version of their iLife and iWork suites. Good job mr. Gates on
dropping the ball yet again.

[CentrOS]

If ever there was a time to switch to OS X

It's now...

[CNerd2025]

Bingo...

I agree 100%. Steve Jobs actually made some comment a while ago about the never arriving Microsoft OS. He seems to be correct. I find it somewhat ironic how Gates was mocking the $100 laptop last week, and then this week M$ is like, "Sorry, January of 07..." I find it funny that the reason is for "greater security," yet they are releasing the business versions on schedule. I like <emphasis>that</emphasis> "get the facts" :: cough cough:: campaign. "Buy our new OS early and get all the bugs!!!" Or maybe M$ is planting some viruses so that they can use their "anti-spyware" software built into Vista. Back to that mocking thing, Gates apparently was mocking the $100 laptop last week (aka One Laptop Per Child). Basically he had one reason to: the OLPC runs Red Hat Linux, meaning a decline in M$' monopoly. I was figuring that his company would be spot on until the release, but this is just an embarrassment for it. Maybe their monkey of a CEO has more tact, but any man who throws chairs around his office and tries to "f***ing kill competitors" is just a loonybin. Jobs is just growing his apple grove in Northern California.

[Dachi]

Features

The only reason I use XP instead of 2k pro is greater support. I spend a great deal of time with every XP install turning it into essentially Windows 2000.

Most of the pretty eye candy in Vista (to me) will only mean taking more time to make it like Windows 2000.

It is a small price to pay for a clutter free GUI with instant responsiveness.

As much as I hate to admit it though, I am likely going to buy a new gaming PC and a (fresh) copy of Vista a few days after it goes on sale. The sole reason (at least at first) is so I can play Halo 2 on my PC.

I should be ashamed of myself :p

[tdowling]

Releasing products in January

Putting things out in January instead of before the holiday season?
It seems to work darn well for Apple. Maybe it won't be as bad as
what the doomsayers say. But then, the two user bases are a little
different from each other.

[Dachi]

Re: Releasing products in January

I would tend to agree with you.

Vista is going to require a new > $600 PC in most cases and is not really much of a gift idea for that reason. Besides, if somene gets a computer from me I would hate for them to get confused and think they should come to me for support for it.

My next (Vista) PC is going to be in the $2,000+ range.

If you know anyone that buys Christmas gifts like that who needs a friend, let me know.

[Stating]

Computer Mfgs. Will Have To Heavily Discount

The Vista delay is bad news for computer manufacturers. They will have to heavily discount systems in the 4th quarter to entice new buyers to purchase an XP system. Consumers are not going to want to deal with trying to upgrade their computer to Vista once they have unboxed it. The only alternative is to take it to a place like CompUSA and have them do the upgrade, which will probably cost $100 and maybe another $50 - $100 for the Vista software. It's far easier to simply wait until January 07 to buy a new computer that has Vista pre-loaded.