[Razor VinT]

Microsoft was doing their best to rush out Service Pack 2 for Windows Vista so there will be additional incentive for folks to upgrade to Window Vista now, instead of waiting for Windows 7.

Now it looks like Microsoft has delayed the release of their release candidate and RTM builds by a month. Replacing the original release candidate build is something they call a "release candidate escrow build". An escrow build means that "code development has ceased as developers and beta testers hunt for recall-class bugs. The escrow code is considered the release-to-manufacturing code". Thanks for the tip, basic!

The actual release candidate build has now been delayed till March. The RTM build of Service Pack 2, which was originally scheduled for April, has been delayed until sometime in Q2, 2009. That means a launch in either May or June, barring any further delays.

Techarp

[InlineSkate]

Many of us were already expecting this lol well at least we know they're not rushing it xD

[Eye Pie Rate]

IMHO scap it and work on Win 7.

[AMIRZ]

Thx 4 the news Bro. Btw i still have SP1 installed (waiting for SP2 final)

[henrydtv]

sp2???
i thought that windows 7 was a sign that ms finally gave up on vista

[Syzygy]

Eye Pie Rate, on Jan 22 2009, 05:48 AM, said:

IMHO scap it and work on Win 7.

Aren't they two separate teams. That's probably why XP still hasnt fully died yet.

[The Flashing Fish]

henrydtv, on Jan 22 2009, 12:58 AM, said:

sp2???
i thought that windows 7 was a sign that ms finally gave up on vista

They haven't "given up" on it any more then they "gave up" on XP when Longhorn was in development. Why do people keep suggesting that MS has "given up" on Vista? They never "gave up" on Windows 2000, even though XP was released 18 months after Windows 2000. MS does have the resources to support more than 1 operating system.

Microsoft has always started development right after they release an OS. Right after XP was released, development was started on Longhorn. After 2000 was released, development was started on XP, regardless of how well the OS is received in the market. It's been MS's policy to try and release an OS every 2-4 years (and after 3.1, really ever 2-3 years). The only exception is XP because of the development disaster of Longhorn.

Windows 3.1-95: about 4 years. Windows 95-98: about 2.5 years. Windows 98-Me: 2.5 years.

The Windows NT line follows a similar schedule. The longest gap with the exception of XP is the gap between Windows NT 4.0 and Windows 2000, which was less than 4 years.

[Syzygy]

Windows 8 is probably already 2% developed

[InlineSkate]

Syzygy, on Jan 21 2009, 10:56 PM, said:

Windows 8 is probably already 2% developed

Windows 8 really doesn't have that ring that 7 has.

[Secured Tim]

Hope it won't get delayed again.

[RickSOLET]

Windows 8?

Is Microsoft going to be making new Windows versions every year?

[Frylock86]

henrydtv, on Jan 22 2009, 12:58 AM, said:

sp2???
i thought that windows 7 was a sign that ms finally gave up on vista

F A I L

[Abhi]

RickSOLET, on Feb 2 2009, 04:41 AM, said:

Windows 8?

Is Microsoft going to be making new Windows versions every year?

Not every year, after every 2-3 years.

[Secured Tim]

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i thought that windows 7 was a sign that ms finally gave up on vista

It won't happen soon.