“It looks like Microsoft missed the major upgrade cycle from 2004 to early this year. Windows Vista would have been a much better story in 2005 than in 2006, or, realistically, 2007.”
Joe Wilcox
“We never said Microsoft has decided [to rebrand RSS], ... It's a year ahead of [Windows Vista] being released and we?re trying to work with the community to get some consensus.”
Robert Scoble
“We expect the Windows Vista release, along with [the] strong lineup of other product releases, to accelerate the company's sales and earnings growth into the double-digit percentage range.”
Yun Kim
“We want to hit a 50 percent run rate for Windows Vista premium in the first 24 months. That's a substantially more aggressive run rate than we were able to hit with Windows XP.”
Dave Block
“We are hoping in Windows Vista to dramatically drive this number down so most tasks that users need to complete, they'll be able to compete as standard users. User account control will be one of the most valuable areas for enterprises.”
Brad Goldberg
“The Windows Client division has to tell corporate customers why they want Windows Vista, and why they shouldn't wait until they buy new hardware.”
Rob Helm
“We're still talking about Vista launching in the second half of this year, so no change there.”
Chris Liddell
