Earlier today we reported the Sony's PS3 would
not be delayed in Europe, and now
Microsoft is getting the same break as well. The Redmond crew has worked out its differences with the European Commission's
antitrust concerns, which will let Microsoft release
Vista on schedule (relatively
speaking, anyway). Microsoft finally agreed to modify Vista to suit the demands of European as well as South Korean regulators -- we're not exactly sure what that means, but the
Agence France Presse reports: "The changes notably will make it easier for users to pick the internet search provider of their choice and allow other firms greater access to Vista's security components." So yeah, Vista's got that going for it now.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Jeff Lewis @ Oct 13th 2006 8:22PM
Wait.. wait.. just for once, I want to be the first to say it...
Why wait - rather than waiting to get all those bugs and viruses and stuff, get a Mac.
I mean Linux.
(Let the snarking match begin. :)
Scott @ Oct 13th 2006 8:29PM
Instead of using Windows, use FreeBSD.
You'll never get a Virus!
Michael @ Oct 13th 2006 8:50PM
Everyone should go back to using an abacus, they've been tried and true for thousands of years!
Cade @ Oct 13th 2006 9:57PM
Friday the 13th is turning out to be lucky for all.
_man1c_ @ Oct 13th 2006 11:39PM
yes.. now give me the great news that Vista will be ontime for the NA launch...
Jarod @ Oct 14th 2006 4:45AM
I cant believe people are actually waiting to buy this piece of garbage.
E71 @ Oct 14th 2006 7:32AM
Damn
Me? A luddite? @ Oct 14th 2006 8:12AM
My sister brought an abacus back from Africa. She's now in isolation in hospital for picking up a rather nasty virus from it. I told her she should have done a virus check but she just laughed and said 'Why? I have a Mac!' Stupid bitch.
Ndric @ Oct 14th 2006 9:56AM
ARE THEY STILL GOING TO MAKE US PAY FOR THAT!?
What kind of a corporation does this CRAP??!
People on the internet DESERVE free crap, so either give it to us for free or we'll RIP it somewhere.
*cough*
Murc @ Oct 14th 2006 1:35PM
I plan on buying Vista within the first few weeks its out.
I've done some RC1 testing...and its lookin to be a good smooth system.
Murc @ Oct 14th 2006 2:03PM
Vista will sell good.
I plan on getting it.
And this link is to a video thats shows that macs crash to.
http://www.break.com/index/guess_it_happens_to_macs_too.html
MACS SUCK!
Ptrix @ Oct 14th 2006 9:33PM
The question SHOULDN'T be "will it ship on time", but rather, "will it ship fully cooked, as opposed to being a foul-smelling, bacteria laden, bloodied, crudely cut slab of hamburger patty hidden below a cosmetically unappealing leaf of (E.coli infected) lettuce, slice of unripened tomato, and layered between a half-stale bun, sold out of the side of Uncle Ballmer's convenience cart"?
As for me, i'll prefer a Big Mac anyday lol ;)
glacia00 @ Oct 15th 2006 4:52PM
Ptrix, you're going to give yourself a coronary over an OS you'll never even use.
So essentially what's happened is that the EU finally gave MS the 'we won't sue' ok on the changes that were made months ago.
It was really looking like the EU was just refusing to comment so they could hold out the option to sue again. The conversation between them went...
EU - Change this or we might sue again.
MS - Ok changed, is that it?
EU - No comment.
Johan Kr?-Haglert @ Nov 2nd 2006 12:00AM
+1 on the Mac here to ;)