Microsoft Sets 2006 Target for Next Windows Version

SEATTLE (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp. (Nasdaq:MSFT - news) said on Friday it will ship the next version of Windows in 2006, but scaled back plans to include a new system for finding and storing information in its flagship operating system.

software maker has committed to a launch target for the ambitious upgrade to Windows, code-named Longhorn, since shipping the current version, Windows XP (news - web sites), in October 2001.


Bill Gates (news - web sites), chairman and chief software architect of Redmond, Washington-based Microsoft, is leading the effort to ship the next major upgrade to Windows, which promises to boost the performance of the world's most widely used operating system.

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notice how they say "Target" as in, we'll most likely delay it like we've delayed everything else...
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Press releases at
http://blogs.zdnet.com/index.php?p=4...zdfd.left.blog
http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1104_2-5327150.html
http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1104_2-5327335.html
With a few details of the cutbacks

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Originally Posted by Big Booger

notice how they say "Target" as in, we'll most likely delay it like we've delayed everything else...
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Nice one. They should add in the dictionary: Target, verb to most likely delay, to happen way after a set date.

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Originally Posted by joshsiao

Nice one. They should add in the dictionary: Target, verb to most likely delay, to happen way after a set date.

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:D They shouldn't even do release dates period.. :D Just release it when it's ready LOL