Late Vista, timely Linux

While the article may be a little harsh on Microsoft in places, I will agree that Linux distros do make deadlines a whole lot more often that Microsoft does. Why? Read one Linux users beliefs on the matter below…

Why does Microsoft constantly fall on its face when it comes to operating system deadlines, while Linux continues to cruise along popping out one release after another?

While Microsoft fans prefer to ignore that question, Microsoft’s recent admission that it won’t be able to make its latest Vista deadline of the 2006 holiday season makes this question unavoidable.

Indeed, I find it hard to see how anyone can believe in Microsoft’s latest Vista deadlines. How can Microsoft get usable volume-licensed versions of Vista out by November 2006, while the consumer retail versions won’t be ready until January 2007?

Yes, there are no fewer than six major Vista releases, but it’s all the same core code-base, isn’t it? Well, isn’t it? Source: Linux Watch

[tags]vista,linux,code-base,major releases,retail versions[/tags]