“The opening of Beta 2 testing at WinHEC for Windows Vista has
once again raised serious questions about Microsoft’s ability to
keep its promises. We have witnessed up until now the inexhaustible
reservoir of excuses coming from MS’s officials, who have
continuously fed us with plenty of reasons for Vista’s delay:
they’re working on security, they’re trying to make it more
reliable for business, etc. Although it was initially destined to
make its public debut way back in 2002, following years haven’t
shown us more than small bits of what was to become Microsoft’s
best product in more than 10 years…”