MS delays Yukon and Whidbey -- again

This just in from the "What?! Microsoft delays software releases? Can't be!" Department:

Microsoft has said the forthcoming release of its SQL Server database and Visual Studio.NET development tool will be delayed--again.

Scheduled as a dual release at the end of 2004, then earlier this year delayed to the "first half" of 2005, the company is now saying Visual Studio 2005 and SQL Server 2005 -- previously code named Whidbey and Yukon respectively -- will be released in the "middle of next year".

The delay of SQL Server and Visual Studio.Net--vital products to its corporate and developer customers--is the latest in a number of products that have no set dates for launch including Longhorn, the next version of Microsoft's operating system after XP.

Microsoft products, senior vice president, servers and tools, Eric Rudder, echoed the call of other executives from the company when asked about product launch dates and said Yukon and Whidbey will be "shipped when [they are] ready". When questioned if there was a more specific timeline Rudder said the middle of next year.

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