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Microsoft's Ballmer Says Vista Won't Be The Last Client OS

by , 5:20 PM EST, January 29th, 2007

Microsoft's Steve Ballmer, responding to rumors, said on Monday that Vista will not be the last client OS from Microsoft. In a press event for the consumer launch of Microsoft Vista tomorrow, reported by Computerworld, Mr. Ballmer said that Microsoft has "plenty more where that came from."

Microsoft's most impoprtant partners were present as Mr. Ballmer said thay they plan to continue to build on the user interface. "We've got a very long list of stuff our engineers want to do, a long list of stuff all of the companies here want us to do," he said. "There are so many areas where we need innovation."

When asked when customers would see the first service pack for Vista, Mr. Ballmer dodged the question: "We'll put one out if we need to."

At the event Mr. Baller predicted that the adoption of Vista would be twice as fast as Windows XP. However, current industry analysis has confirmed that businesses will take their time and conduct throrough testing before they roll out Vista internally.

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Close Name:stuartea Posts: 327 Joined: 08 Aug 2005
Mon Jan 29, 2007 6:40 pm Subject:

Well of course; they've still got to put all the stuff they left out of Vista in, that's a few years of updates yet. ; )


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Close Name:DeepDish Posts: 57 Joined: 25 Jun 2001
Mon Jan 29, 2007 7:00 pm Subject: What does $5 Billion get you

If Longhorn (Vista) cost $5 Billion and had to have some of the most innovative features removed, who much will the next Windows cost and how long will it take to get done and how much of it will be over promised vaporware?


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Close Name:Edison Carter Posts: 228 Joined: 10 Aug 2006
Mon Jan 29, 2007 7:15 pm Subject: In other news

In other news Apple stock rises on Ballmer's remark that MicroSoft has "plenty more where that came from" [sic].


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Mon Jan 29, 2007 8:15 pm Subject: Blahblahblah
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Mon Jan 29, 2007 8:47 pm Subject: Lying Sack o' Caca
Close Name:DeepDish Posts: 57 Joined: 25 Jun 2001
Tue Jan 30, 2007 9:51 am Subject: Gates is the genius at MS

Gates is the genius at microsoft. Not for this techincal ability, but for his sneaky'ness and tatical planning. Ballmer on the other hand is just a goof.


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Close Name:Mikuro Posts: 450 Joined: 15 Jun 2002
Tue Jan 30, 2007 9:57 am Subject:

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How come so many people see that Gates as a genius?

Because we live in a sick society that tends to equate financial success with intellectual merit.


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Tue Jan 30, 2007 12:04 pm Subject: no offense but..
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