From: Mark Kovarski <kovarski@zooid.guild.org>
Subject: Re: NT delayed again??? (PC Week Nov 2)
Organization: ZOOiD BBS
Date: Fri, 13 Nov 1992 00:22:26 GMT

brian@jaguar.cs.utah.edu (Brian Sturgill) writes:
>In article <pathak-061192132258@virtual.mitre.org> pathak@mitre.org (Heeren Pathak) writes:
>>In article <1992Nov5.195647.656@fcom.cc.utah.edu>, brian@jaguar.cs.utah.edu
>>(Brian Sturgill) wrote:
>>> 
>>> In article <hatton.720949698@cgl.ucsf.edu> hatton@socrates.ucsf.edu (Tom Hatton) writes:
>>> >pathak@mitre.org (Heeren Pathak) writes:
>>> >>For those who are interested:
>>> >>Page 3 in the Nov. 2nd issue of PC week has a story about how Microsoft is
>>> >>now shipping the NT beta.  About half way down the quote Bill Gates stating
>>> >>that NT would ship "in the first half" of 1993.
>>> 
>>> You guys must be asleep, Gates stated over a month ago that NT would be
>>> delayed till 1Q or 2Q '93.  The inside betting is that it will come out at
>>> Spring Comdex (early April).
>>> 
>>
>>The only "official" announce that I have heard from MS was that NT would be
>>out in the 1st quarter.  When MS made this announcement, speculation by
>>just about everyone was that NT would most likely be out in the 2nd quarter
>>but to my knowledge MS never "officially" made such a statement.
>>
>>I quote from the article (PC Week: November 2, 1992, pg 3):
>>
>>Meanwhile, Microsoft appears to be backing off its revised first quarter
>>ship date for the 32-bit operating system.  At a conference for financial
>>services customers in New York last week, Microsoft Chairmen Bill Gates
>>said NT would be shipped "in the first half" of 1993.
>>
>>If this was such common news as you seem to think.  I don't think PC Week
>>would have printed it.  Brian, maybe you were the one who was asleep and
>>couldn't differentiate between speculation and the "official" MS line.
>
>From InfoWorld; September 28, 1992; Pages 1,107:
>	Gates says NT might not ship until early '93.
>	By Stuart J. Johnston
>
>	Windows NT is behind schedule and will likely miss its
>	promised ship date later this year, Microsoft Corp.
>	chairman Bill Gates admitted last week to attendees on
>	the Agenda conference, in Laguna Niguel, Calif.
>
>	The 32-bit operating system might not ship until early
>	second quarter of 1993, Gates said.
>	[Read "early second quarter" as Spring Comdex.]
>
>	Many users, developers, and analysts said they would
>	prefer the company ship a complete, bug-free product late
>	rather than an incomplete version on time.
>	[Like IBM did with OS/2.]
>
>
>I eagerly await your apology.
>
>>Heeren Pathak                      | Millions long for immortality who do 
>
>Brian
>-- 
>C. Brian Sturgill                   I strongly encourage you to mail your copy
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Mr. Sturgill, the issue of when NT will be released is not of interest to many
people. The fact of the matter that OS/2 already offers many of the NT
features is reason enough for most people to try OS/2 today. IBM has numerous
times presented their views and they have stated that they will implement
other features. At times it is better to take the business approach than the
technological approach. 

In recent publications such as "Government News" and "Computer Craft," they
have stated that NT needs lots of work and it will probably not be shipped
with many of the features. Furthermore, internal government sources have 
advised publically to administrators to approach NT with extreme caution.

Sincerely,
Mark K.


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