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Rumor: Windows Vista Service Pack 2 Delayed Until May or June
Rumor: Windows Vista Service Pack 2 Delayed Until May or June
The next major update to Microsoft's Windows Vista operating system could arrive as late as May or June 2009, months later than originally expected. News site TechArp is reporting an unnamed but reliable source has revealed the final release candidate...
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Windows Vista SP2 delayed?
CrunchGear — You know what Microsoft needs to do? Write off Vista totally and compensate everyone with an upgrade to Windows 7. Forget about the impending SP2 and refocus everyone into Windows 7 development. That being said, the next update for Vista might not drop until May or June and should bring some well needed feature upgrades. It’s still craptacular Vista in the end though. Service Pack 2 should build in native Blu-ray burning and improved HD video playback. Plus, a few under the hood enhancement hopefully will be included which should improve ...

Windows Vista Service Pack 2 Delayed [Unconfirmed]
Gizmodo — ... Vista isn't particularly aching for a service pack, so the only material effect of the delay, really, is that it further highlight Vista's impending irrelevancy, the looming moment people are waiting for to cast it off, both literally and figuratively, if unfairly, because it pushes SP2's release date to within two months of the expected final release of Windows 7. You know, the service pack people are really waiting for. [TechARP via Wired] ...

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