And even with the Vista delays, we can expect to see new PCs being Vista ready regardless according to one recent report. At least the hardware will be ready to go, right?

A delay in the latest upgrade to Microsoft’s (Profile, Products, Articles) popular OS, Vista, won’t impact PC hardware makers very much in terms of technology because no matter when the software comes out, hardware components will already be in place, a DRAM (dynamic RAM) executive said Thursday.

“We’re already selling lots of 1GB [DRAM] modules for notebooks that are compatible with Vista,” said Pai Pei-lin, vice president of global marketing and sales at Nanya Technology, in an interview.

Computer hardware in general will be ready for Vista on time despite the delay, he said, so any further change in the schedule — such as an early release — would be possible.

Microsoft on Tuesday said Vista won’t be available until next January for DRAM, but that business partners in its volume licensing program would be able to get it starting from November of this year. Computer hardware makers had been eagerly anticipating the new OS because normally such new releases increase sales, and they often need to make sure they choose components that will run according to requirements. Source: InfoWorld

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