For better or for worse, Windows Vista is moving full-steam ahead toward a fall release-to-manufacturing and November business availability.
There are plenty of folks who do not believe this to be the case. They say there aren’t enough days left for the company to meet its self-imposed deadline. And even if Microsoft can find enough hours in the day to beat the countdown clock, many industry watchers believe Microsoft’s plan to push Vista out before the end of 2006 is an ill-conceived one. Heck — even certain individuals who consider themselves (mostly) satisfied Release Candidate (RC1) testers – have said they are doubtful that Microsoft can meet its ambitious goals, since there are still quite a bit of Vista fixes and finishing to do.
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