Vista SP1 Release May Be Near

Tokonamu sends a note about the release to a private testing group of a new build of Windows Vista SP1, possibly presaging the imminent release of the long-awaited service pack. Speculation about a Feb. 15 release date has been fueled by a report out of Taiwan, according to the article. Microsoft also issued a new build of Windows XP SP3 this week, but it's getting next to no publicity out of Redmond, what with XP being the main competition for Vista and all.

I heard a rumor...

[coolhaus]

I heard a rumor that Vista SP1, in a spectacularly clever and devious bid to fix all Vista issues, silently installs XP in the background.

Wait

[eclectro]

Vista SP1 is about to be released on the heels of the just released Linux kernel 2.6.24 [slashdot.org]. Coincidence? I think not.

Re:XP SP3?

[kestasjk]

Redmond, Washington

Re:Wait

[Columcille]

The difference is only about seven people care about a Linux kernel release.

Re:I heard a rumor...

[empaler]

That's an infinite loop! You'll see no end to the Windows Update notifications!

Re:I heard a rumor...

[porl]

You'll see no end to the Windows Update notifications!

every time i'm forced to use windows, i feel like that is already the case ;)

porl

Vista SP 1 is a brilliant name for

[Provocateur]

the next Ubuntu release!

They can also call it Hasta La Vista to avoid lawsuits.

Re:Reality check

[WK2]

Slashdot ... has informed us thoroughly how deep shit MS is in. Nobody wants their products anymore, everybody and their parents (literally) are switching to Mac or Linux ... Vista is such a big P.O.S. and sales failure that we suspect it's not really running on any PC at all... And MS are obviously well down the road to bankruptcy.

Some people are just optimistic.

I have Vista, a message to all you haters

[Anonymous Coward]

Don't hate me because I am beautiful, have lots of women under my control and use Vista!

I thought I already had this...

[raehl]

I already have XP. Isn't that the Vista update?