Eso, que según informa CNNMoney, parece ser que Gartner, ese viejo oráculo del sector tecnológico que vive en lo alto de una montaña con su bola de cristal (una bola de cristal muy pequeñita, por eso sólo es capaz de ver acrónimos en ella) ha dicho que Microsoft no será capaz de cumplir sus plazos y que, finalmente, la salida de Windows Vista se retrasará hasta Abril-Junio de 2007. La razón, por lo visto, es el cálculo llevado a cabo por Gartner de la complejidad de la tarea que la empresa tiene que llevar a cabo: la fase que va entre la segunda test release y el comienzo de la producción llevó cinco meses en Windows XP, pero dada la magnitud del cambio tecnológico que supone Vista, estaría mucho más cerca del caso de Windows 2000, en el que dicha fase consumió un total de dieciseis meses. Y una vez iniciada la fase de producción, aún hay que añadir las seis a ocho semanas que lleva a los fabricantes de equipos instalar el nuevo sistema operativo en las máquinas que ponen a la venta.
Given Microsoft's recent woes -- the company seems to be under attack by everyone
from Wall Street analysts to Google -- the last thing the company needs is a rumor that Windows Vista won't be available by its recently revised January launch date. But that's what Redmond is getting hit with today, in the form of a research note from Gartner, which predicts a delay until at least June for the consumer version of the program. According to Gartner, the new OS is "too complex" to be ready by January. Microsoft has responded by saying that Vista is on target to make the launch. Gartner also says that a delay until the spring is "nowhere as bad" as the slip from fall to January, which will result in a Vista-free holiday season. Somehow, we suspect that beleaguered PC makers hoping for a sales bump from Vista upgrades might have a little trouble taking solace from that argument.
from Wall Street analysts to Google -- the last thing the company needs is a rumor that Windows Vista won't be available by its recently revised January launch date. But that's what Redmond is getting hit with today, in the form of a research note from Gartner, which predicts a delay until at least June for the consumer version of the program. According to Gartner, the new OS is "too complex" to be ready by January. Microsoft has responded by saying that Vista is on target to make the launch. Gartner also says that a delay until the spring is "nowhere as bad" as the slip from fall to January, which will result in a Vista-free holiday season. Somehow, we suspect that beleaguered PC makers hoping for a sales bump from Vista upgrades might have a little trouble taking solace from that argument.
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