Windows vista has been released to manufacture at long last!

re: Windows vista has been released to manufacture at long last!

micaman — Thu, 09 Nov 2006 10:25:49 GMT

Congrats to everyone at Microsoft!

This is great news for all of the technology sector. I have been completely impressed with RC1 & RC2, but have always known that the real Vista would shine. My vistors have asked a lot of questions about Vista and have been mostly impressed with it, too.

Now, if we could get a little longer support out of Microsoft for XP, life would be great!

Thanks for the posting!

re: Windows vista has been released to manufacture at long last!

Steve Lamb — Thu, 09 Nov 2006 17:01:46 GMT

Dude how much more XP support do you want - there's YEARS to go still!

re: Windows vista has been released to manufacture at long last!

Nik — Fri, 10 Nov 2006 11:39:13 GMT

Big pat on the back to the team, look forward to the release

re: Windows vista has been released to manufacture at long last!

micaman — Fri, 10 Nov 2006 13:20:38 GMT

When I posted my comments, I was under the impression that XP Home was ending in 08, XP Pro a year or two later and XP Media 2005 would be the longest version supported.

I have since looked around the Microsoft site and found the life cycle for license and the life policy, which I now take to mean that all versions will be updated for ten years after they become generally available. So Windows XP Pro & Home would be 2012, with XP Media 2005 being supported until 2015.

If this is correct then I am quite happy and I think that it is really awesome! I guess you could understand my comment better considering how close 2008 is.

Can you verify this information so it could be clarified? Either way, this posting has made me research the subject.

Thanks for taking the time to blog about Microsoft, as I have enjoyed reading through your archives.

re: Windows vista has been released to manufacture at long last!

Steve Lamb — Fri, 10 Nov 2006 18:06:59 GMT

Micraman> 'Tis true that we'll support for 10 years - I make that 2010.

re: Windows vista has been released to manufacture at long last!

micaman — Sat, 11 Nov 2006 11:25:30 GMT

Cool! :)

2010 makes perfect sense and it will bring a lot of relief to the ones who enjoy XP. You would not believe the stuff I am told about the big box stores, office suppy chains and the like, telling consumers that XP home is near over and 'that' is the reason nearly all of the laptops and smaller-to-mid-range desktop models run XP Media nowadays.

I give out a lot of recommendations on what brands/models to buy and this will help me clarify things. And as a system builder of desktop models, I use XP home, XP Pro or Vista - nothing more. I love XP Media for home entertainment units and such, just not for home/office use.

Anyway, thanks again for discussing XP. And yes, Microsoft Windows Vista is excellent!

-micaman

re: Windows vista has been released to manufacture at long last!

Steve Lamb — Sat, 11 Nov 2006 21:09:54 GMT

micaman> Glad to be of service. I can't believe that you're experiencing stores telling such fibs.