An 80% Chance for a January release of Vista

And you know he’s being optimistic. That 80% is actually more like 30%, which is more like 0%. Lets be honest, it’ll be another 6 years before anyone will see Vista on store shelves.

If you’re a betting man, Microsoft’s Chief Software Architect has some guidance for you on Windows Vista’s as-of-yet undetermined release date. Speaking in Cape Town, South Africa, Gates said that there is an 80 percent chance that Window Vista will be ready for release in January of 2007. Or if you’re a pessimist, you could call it a 20 percent chance that Vista won’t be ready.

Gates: Vista “80%” chance for January release

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Microsoft gives away VirtualPC 2004

A nice free alternitive to VMware hopefully. Its nice to see Microsoft giving some stuff away now. Hopefully they will follow this up with a stripped down open-source free version of Windows.

Virtual PC 2004 Service Pack 1 (SP1) is a powerful software virtualization solution that allows you to run multiple PC-based operating systems simultaneously on one workstation, providing a safety net to maintain compatibility with legacy applications while you migrate to a new operating system. It also saves reconfiguration time, so your support, development, and training staff can work more efficiently.Microsoft Virtual PC 2004 Systems RequirementsVirtual PC 2004 SP1 runs on: Windows 2000 Professional SP4, Windows XP Professional or later, and Windows XP Tablet PC Edition or later.

Microsoft Virtual PC 2004 Service Pack 1

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