Microsoft: Gunning to Launch Vista and Office 2007 Together

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In spite of the vague public wording around its Windows Vista and Office 2007 release plans, Microsoft is continuing to tell its hardware and software partners that its goal is to release the two products simultaneously in January. In March, Microsoft announced publicly that it would not meet internal deadlines that would allow it to launch Vista and Office 2007 before the end of 2006, as the company had been planning. Then, in late June, Microsoft officials acknowledged that the company's internal Office 2007 release dates had slipped and instead of delivering the product to businesses in October, it would commit to doing so by the end of calendar 2006.

At the time Microsoft announced the new Office delay, it also changed its public tune on when it planned its Office 2007 retail launch. Instead of promising a January 2007 launch date, Microsoft officials said they would commit to an "early 2007" launch for Office 2007. That change in wording led many to speculate that Office 2007 would launch some time after Vista.

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(2 replies) #1 Galley on 17 Jul 2006 - 18:49

So, am I gonna have to sell one of my kidneys to to be able to afford to purchase both of them come January?

#1.1 L3thal on 17 Jul 2006 - 18:57

Yes, if that is what it will take.

#1.2 Havin_it on 18 Jul 2006 - 09:43

One kidney? With prices how they are in El Rey these days, you'll probably need to throw in half yer liver too

(2 replies) #2 D-M on 17 Jul 2006 - 20:03

I had Windows Vista far before the set January deadline with my WindowsXP Vista Transformation Pack. I'll keep my kidneys.

#2.1 Smigit on 18 Jul 2006 - 05:50

Ahh right because Windows Transformation Pack is Vista...Hell it even supports transparency let alone any other number of important features included in Vista.

#2.2 D-M on 18 Jul 2006 - 14:44

Yeah important.....HA, good one.

#3 rev23dev on 17 Jul 2006 - 20:15

/me pets his msdn subscription

#4 lylesback2 on 17 Jul 2006 - 20:23

i could see office 2007 being released 1 week later after vista, but not at the same date...

#5 Tz on 17 Jul 2006 - 20:24

Shame I hate both

#6 knight17 on 17 Jul 2006 - 20:35

I am looking forward to see Windows Vista,I dont care about Office 12 because I dont have any use with it.But i am not much impressed with the "Vista without WinFS"....

Read More about WinFS on my blog

Last edited by knight17 on 17 Jul 2006 - 20:51

#7 warwagon on 17 Jul 2006 - 20:52

i'd say something but even in binary i'd get warned, lol

#8 ziggie216 on 17 Jul 2006 - 20:53

oh no.. does that mean I have to sell my computer just to be able to afford Vista and Office?!?

#9 knight17 on 17 Jul 2006 - 21:07

I think Vista Basic will be cheap compared to others

(1 reply) #10 frazell on 17 Jul 2006 - 23:09

Hopefully they release a BETA 3 of Office 2007 before this happens...

As an official tester i see many areas that need quite a bit more testing...

#10.1 naap51stang on 18 Jul 2006 - 00:18

Amen to that.......I pulled Office 2007 beta.....it was a bit slow.
Starting outlook up after getting home from work, it would pop right up,
but after an evenng of minimizing, restoring, etc......sometimes it would
just stop responding.
Another bug I had was if someone sent an embedded photo, if you right
clicked, there was NO save as or copy to the clipboard option. Happened
on two different computers. (bugs reported).
I'd like to see an RC version before I would say it's stable for my use.

#11 Simon Thulbourn on 18 Jul 2006 - 01:27

Well I guess it saves money on release parties...

#12 slimy on 18 Jul 2006 - 01:30

For testing vista they should give us office 2007 and for testing office 2007 they should give us vista. That's not too much to ask, right?

#13 GAM on 18 Jul 2006 - 02:43

Nice to know when **** hits the fan.....but to drop all this crap at the same time.....

#14 Akaruz on 18 Jul 2006 - 06:56

Buy Vista and Take Office 2007 for free

Buy Office 2007 and Take Vista for free

Thats why they both going to be launch together

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