Windows Vista FAQ 1.When was Vista originally supposed to ship?
A. Initial scuttlebutt had it that Windows XP’s successor would arrive in 2003, and would be a modest update to fill time between XP and “Blackcomb,” which was supposed to be the big-deal XP replacement. Then Microsoft announced that the supposedly minor upgrade, code-named “Longhorn,” would appear in late 2004. This was followed by slippage and more slippage, most famously in March 2006, when the company announced that Vista wouldn’t appear in a consumer version–or preinstalled on new PCs–until early 2007. Windows Vista FAQ 2. When is it finally coming out? I hear dates ranging from November 30 to January 30. A. Unlike previous Windows launches, Vista’s debut has been divided into two extravaganzas, presumably in part because the upgrade will miss the holiday 2006 season due to scheduling delays. On November 30, Microsoft unveils the corporate version of the new OS (and Office 2007), and companies with volume license agreements will theoretically be able to get Vista right then and
