dirkz - 7:20 pm on Sep 6, 2004 (gmt 0)

> Often, Microsoft in the past have generally announced a launch date for a product and then shipped it on time - bugs and all.

My history records say something different:

Often, Microsoft in the past have generally announced a launch date for a product and then shipped it way back later - bugs and all.

They are the inventors of vaporware, though it could be they mean it most of the time (if they talk of shipping dates) but didn't consider the complexities.