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Microsoft's 'big bang' could be its last | |
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| Time: 07:59 EST/12:59 GMT | News Source: CNET | Posted By: John Quigley | ||
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When Microsoft releases its SQL Server 2005 database on Nov. 7, it will have been five years since the last version debuted. If Windows Vista arrives as scheduled next fall, it too will follow its predecessor by five years. That's a pretty long time to make customers wait for a new release. Too long, concedes Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer. "We just can't make our customers wait three or four years for the things which should have been on more interim cycles," he said at last week's Gartner Symposium/IT Expo in Orlando. Although many Microsoft products have grown long in the tooth, the company is headed into a cycle that will see a flurry of big releases over the next year and a half. In addition to the new SQL Server, Microsoft is launching a revamp of its Visual Studio developer tools on Nov. 7. Next year will bring new major releases for both of Microsoft's core franchises: Office and Windows. | ||
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| #1 By 10022 (24.39.227.106) at 10/27/2005 11:48:02 AM |
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Isnt the R2 plan going to solve this??
I like the R2 plan, but they need to get true service packs out sooner - none of the 2 year stuff!! 5 years, for a major release doesnt seem unreasonable, if you have the R2 thing midway, with service packs through out. |
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