Microsoft: Windows Vista is ready
Microsoft Corp. said Wednesday it has completed work on its long-delayed Windows Vista operating system and plans to release it to consumers January 30.
The announcement means Microsoft is on track to meet its revised release schedule.
Jim Allchin, co-president of the Microsoft division that includes Windows, said in a conference call that Windows Vista's code was released to begin manufacturing copies early Wednesday.
"This is a good day," Allchin said. Microsoft had previously said it would release Vista to big business clients at an event at the Nasdaq Stock Market on November 30, and make it available to consumers sometime in January.
