Virtual PC 7 Delayed

jeremiah rich

As posted by Macminute-

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May 11, 2004 - 15:13 EDT Microsoft Office 2004 Standard Edition and Office 2004 Student and Teacher Edition are now shipping. The productivity suites are also already available in some Apple Stores and other reseller locations. However, MacMinute has confirmed that Virtual PC 7.0, the upcoming version of Microsoft's PC emulation software, has been delayed. Originally due for release this month as part of Office 2004 Professional Edition, the software will now ship "a few months after" Office 2004 Standard Edition. No details were given as to the cause of the delay. The version 7.0 update, which will offer performance improvements and user interface enhancements, is widely anticipated because it will also be the first version of Virtual PC to work with Apple's Power Mac G5.

rok

yep, saw that too. wonder if we will see any serious speed boosts now that the developers of VPC have DIRECT ACCESS to windows (as opposed to connectix having to fake their way through it and then sell licenses of windows on top of it.

g-dog

Why do I have this feeling that Apple told them to hold off for possible upgrades in the pipeline so that it would look way faster?

chaser

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Originally posted by G-Dog

Why do I have this feeling that Apple told them to hold off for possible upgrades in the pipeline so that it would look way faster?

Hmmm... I got the same feeling!

paul

you people are crazy...



and JR, next time add some content to your post... If we wanted the news we would go to Macminute ourselves...

gabid

I'm confused about how this is a delay. Wasn't the Pro version originally announced to ship later than the other versions of Office? Also, on-line stores have been stating July as a release date for awhile now. So is this "delay" just a rehash of what we know, or will Office Pro now ship even later than July?

mr. me

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Originally posted by rok

yep, saw that too. wonder if we will see any serious speed boosts now that the developers of VPC have DIRECT ACCESS to windows (as opposed to connectix having to fake their way through it and then sell licenses of windows on top of it.

Microsoft's having direct access to Windows should make little, if any, difference. VPC emulates a PC, not an operating system. That's why its called Virtual PC and not Virtual Windows. You can run just about any Intel-compatible OS that you want on VPC. If Microsoft were to change that fact, it would reduce the market for the product. That would be a stupid move. The Redmond monopoly didn't get to be as big as it is by being stupid.

ra

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Originally posted by Paul

you people are crazy...



and JR, next time add some content to your post... If we wanted the news we would go to Macminute ourselves...

*cough* armchair mod *cough*

paul

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Originally posted by Ra

*cough* armchair mod *cough*

actually its pretty annoying... if you don't have anything original to add, why post? just to start a thread?



anyway this tangent is going nowhere fast, so I will not continue to address it...



VPC being delayed has NOTHING to do with the G5s being late-just microsoft being its usual, pain-in-the-ass self... They are probably looking to find a way to force VPC to be "activated" to prevent piracy....



Gabid you are correct, but according to rumors (see AI's frontpage) there will be an additional delay... something like an extra month or two...

david r

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Originally posted by Paul

actually its pretty annoying... if you don't have anything original to add, why post? just to start a thread?

Maybe because he'd like to discuss this topic with the rest of us?

jeremiah rich

Well, I did not add content because I had just found this article at school, and realized it was at the end of the hour. I intended to come home and post a reply here to discuss it, however, I had some stuff come up, and then had to go to work. Anyways, I was going to ask if any of you had ordered the pro version, and if they have sent you any sort of notice that it will be delayed. Microsoft has had this for quite some time and, for the life of me, I cannot figure out why they would need to delay it. Well, yeah, they are Microsoft, so I guess it makes sense.

ra

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Originally posted by Paul

VPC being delayed has NOTHING to do with the G5s being late-just microsoft being its usual, pain-in-the-ass self... They are probably looking to find a way to force VPC to be "activated" to prevent piracy....



Gabid you are correct, but according to rumors (see AI's frontpage) there will be an additional delay... something like an extra month or two...

I think I heard something somewhere about Microsoft no longer shipping VPC with any OS other than Windows XP... so maybe they don't want it to be able to run anything but that??? Could this be slowing things down - their wanting to tie VPC to Windows?

telomar

It'll only ship with XP but you can still use other OSs with VPC. It's really just ties to the fact that with every copy of VPC Microsoft can sell a copy of their OS, whether you need it or not.

kickaha

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Originally posted by Ra

*cough* armchair mod *cough*

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Paul was correct.

gabid

I'm hoping at least that whenever Microsoft actually gets around to announcing Office 2004 as being released, they give us a bit more info as to the status of VPC. I'm particularly interested in knowing when it will be available as a stand-alone. I really want to get Office as soon as it's out and I'd like to know if I should should plan on buying a Pro upgrade in addition to whatever version I get soon or if I can (hopefully) get a bare-bones version of VPC on its own. I'd also really like to know if "second half of the year" should be read as early July or late December.

mrmister

"Paul was correct."



He was also being an armchair mod, which, while not a shooting offense, is really annoying.

kickaha

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Originally posted by mrmister

"Paul was correct."



He was also being an armchair mod, which, while not a shooting offense, is really annoying.

Yes, it is.



So is calling someone an armchair mod when they're actually correct.



Drop it, everyone.

marcuk

It was delayed, because MS just got delivery of some Dual 3ghz 980 developer machines, and realised that VPC ran just a little to well. So they added extra 'features' that 'improve' the 'user experience' which involved adding the following lines at the top of every routine



while x<1000000

x=x+1

wend

wink

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Originally posted by MarcUK

It was delayed, because MS just got delivery of some Dual 3ghz 980 developer machines, and realised that VPC ran just a little to well. So they added extra 'features' that 'improve' the 'user experience' which involved adding the following lines at the top of every routine



while x<1000000

x=x+1

wend

:P