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Microsoft Watch: Exchange 12 slipping?
Mary Jo Foley reports that Microsoft isagain describing Exchange "12" as a "late 2006/early 2007"deliverable.Microsoft execs announced earlier this yearthat Exchange 12 would ship in 2006. Now Microsoft is back to saying toexpect Exchange 12 in late 2006 or early 2007.That willmake more than three years between releases, meaning that customers whobought Software Assurance at the time of Exchange 2003 will be left withnothing to show for it. I suspect the same will happen for SharePoint2003. The same did happen for SQL Server 2005, and it soundslike SteveBallmer is quite proud of it. Is there any major Microsoft server product that is delivering valueover a three-year period? As long as I'm on that point, Gartneris advising customers to wait until 2008 to deploy Windows Vista. In the meantime, they'll have paid six years of Softwware Assuranceon Windows desktops -- and in all likelihood, procure new PCs that comepre-bundled with Windows Vista licenses, anyway. Don't see much ROIthere. Link: MicrosoftWatch: Microsoft Hedging Its Exchange 12 Bets> (Thanks, Bill)
Mary Jo Foley reports that Microsoft is
again describing Exchange "12" as a "late 2006/early 2007"
deliverable.
As long as I'm on that point, Gartner is advising customers to wait until 2008 to deploy Windows Vista. In the meantime, they'll have paid six years of Softwware Assurance on Windows desktops -- and in all likelihood, procure new PCs that come pre-bundled with Windows Vista licenses, anyway. Don't see much ROI there.
Link: Microsoft Watch: Microsoft Hedging Its Exchange 12 Bets > (Thanks, Bill)
Microsoft execs announced earlier this year that Exchange 12 would ship in 2006. Now Microsoft is back to saying to expect Exchange 12 in late 2006 or early 2007.That will make more than three years between releases, meaning that customers who bought Software Assurance at the time of Exchange 2003 will be left with nothing to show for it. I suspect the same will happen for SharePoint 2003. The same did happen for SQL Server 2005, and it sounds like Steve Ballmer is quite proud of it. Is there any major Microsoft server product that is delivering value over a three-year period?
As long as I'm on that point, Gartner is advising customers to wait until 2008 to deploy Windows Vista. In the meantime, they'll have paid six years of Softwware Assurance on Windows desktops -- and in all likelihood, procure new PCs that come pre-bundled with Windows Vista licenses, anyway. Don't see much ROI there.
Link: Microsoft Watch: Microsoft Hedging Its Exchange 12 Bets > (Thanks, Bill)
Originally by Ed Brill from Ed Brill on November 15, 2005, 8:26am