After facing sliding stock prices due to prolonged delays in its new Operating System, Vista, Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) looks desperate. It plans to sell Vista at a discount when the new OS launches in November 06 for Business users and in Jan 07 for consumers -- to ensure that people move from Windows 2000 and XP.
Microsoft Vista is delayed because Microsoft is trying to rule the Tech world by copying all the world’s new innovations in its Operating System – trying to kill all competition. On the one hand its is impossible to copy and kill every competitor like Netscape. On the other hand, Microsoft in ending up being a mere follower.
According to the CNN report, Microsoft's announcement caused the following response from analysts at Gartner and NPD:
George Shiffler, research director at Gartner Group...isn't expecting Microsoft to make the January release date. He notes that it usually takes Microsoft nine months to a year to ship the final product after its second "beta," or test, release. Vista Beta 2 came out in May.
He suggested some PC makers might be hoping for another delay, because marketing an operating system that doesn't exist yet is a formidable challenge they'd rather skip.
...Stephen Baker, vice president of industry analysis for NPD Group questioned whether any Vista promotion would work before consumers can actually buy it. "The issue isn't that people don't want to buy a new PC ahead of a new operating system," Baker said. "People don't want to install a new operating system on a new PC."
