I was talking with a friend of mine in I.T. at the company I work for, and he has a friend who works at Microsoft and is on the Windows Development Team or whatever title you'll give them.
Anywhom, I brought up Vista Ultimate and its "extras", and he told me that because of the ''unexpected" flood of Vista issues microsoft had to divert it's resources elsewhere and have SP1 cover more than internally-planned. Also, believe it or not, supposivly the Driver and Application Compatibility issues (Which technically was not Microsofts' fault and thus didn't need to do anything) made Microsoft very unhappy since it gave many software/hardware developers more than enough time to prepare, and basically forced Microsoft basically play hound-dog to all those companies.
He mentioned that come Late Q2 to Early Q3 of 2008, Microsoft will have a "wave" of Extras coming covering functionality, aesthetics, and even performance (seems a bit unfair if performanc extras will only be for Ultimate users though).
Take it the way you want it, which is probably with a grain of salt, but hey salt can be tasty.
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| Post #2 Dec 19 2007, 05:43 | ||
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can you ask him spefically what we getting please
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What nX07 is true...I had a private chat too 2 weeks ago & asked about windows 7 & mobile , live platform updates....since as nX07 said, resource were relocated for partners & team along...but for sure Live platform is coming bold.
Windows 7 - nothing will be shown public until beta & only in RC build most of the full features will be available (anyway tats for good) Mobile UI & engine, core are making a revamp.. :-) |
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Wise beyond my youth... that's what she said!   Group: Global Moderator Posts: 8,551 Joined: 19-September 04 From: Spring, TX Member No.: 72,254
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Quote - (guruparan @ Dec 19 2007, 05:59)  What nX07 is true...I had a private chat too 2 weeks ago & asked about windows 7 & mobile , live platform updates....since as nX07 said, resource were relocated for partners & team along...but for sure Live platform is coming bold. Windows 7 - nothing will be shown public until beta & only in RC build most of the full features will be available (anyway tats for good) Mobile UI & engine, core are making a revamp.. :-) Let's see if my guruparan translator works.... You're talking about Windows 7? nx07 is talking about Windows Ultimate Extras. Translator bonked out soon after initialization. |
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I too had a private chat with a team member. He mentioned new Ultimate Extras are soon to come, like this new checker's game (preview below). EXCITING!
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Neowinian Wise One  Group: Registered Posts: 5,697 Joined: 31-August 04 From: Norway Member No.: 69,433
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Well I don't really buy this friend of a frioend stuff.
But that performance thing could be the game mode thing that was supposed to be in Ultimate, where it pretty much shuts down the OS and more or less turns the computer into a console when playing games. |
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Neowinian³ Group: Registered Posts: 471 Joined: 13-January 07 From: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Member No.: 195,718
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Well if it is true Q3 2008 is a bloody long time away.
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I have information that is similar to this. Not enough for a story on the front page though
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Isn't SP1 rumored to be out by end of February?
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Quote - (HawkMan @ Dec 19 2007, 01:12) Well I don't really buy this friend of a frioend stuff. But that performance thing could be the game mode thing that was supposed to be in Ultimate, where it pretty much shuts down the OS and more or less turns the computer into a console when playing games. First time I've ever heard of this. That would be a very nice feature. I actually wondered about something like that a while back. |
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Neowinian Senior Group: Registered Posts: 2,296 Joined: 1-July 04 From: // Member No.: 60,949
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^^^^^
That would be a nice feature indeed, but it should at least be available to Home Premium users as well. |
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Quote - (Rafael @ Dec 19 2007, 01:12) I too had a private chat with a team member. He mentioned new Ultimate Extras are soon to come, like this new checker's game (preview below). EXCITING! LOL! Looks fun, but I bet it's buggy. |
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Neowinian UNSTOPPABLE Group: Registered Posts: 7,481 Joined: 17-February 05 From: Wolverhampton (West Midlands) Member No.: 97,030
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ya right, has hell frozen over?
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so whats first
Duke Dukem Forever, or Ultimate extras |
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The last of the Goo balls Group: Registered Posts: 5,559 Joined: 28-October 04 From: Tower of Goo Memorial Park and Recreation Center Member No.: 78,314
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Quote - (Neoauld @ Dec 21 2007, 10:54) so whats first Duke Dukem Forever, or Ultimate extras Extras since they are already out. |
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