If you were hoping to see a public beta of Windows Vista Service Pack 1 this week then this news won't make you too happy. Microsoft has asked us to inform everyone the following:
“There will be a Windows Vista service pack and our current expectation is that a beta will be made available sometime this year. Service packs are part of the traditional software lifecycle — they’re something we do for all Microsoft products as part of our commitment to continuous improvement, and providing early test builds is a standard practice that helps us incorporate customer feedback and improve the overall quality of the product.
Service packs are just one example of the work we do to constantly improve the Windows experience. We also deliver improvements to Windows via Windows Update, which is an excellent channel for providing our customers with the most significant updates as they happen. And, since Windows Vista launched, we have continued working with partners to improve overall device coverage and application compatibility. There are now more than 2.1 million supported devices and more than 2,000 logoed applications for Windows Vista. We think customers will have a great experience using Windows Vista today.”
Apperantly only a small "select" group of testers will be getting the early build so many blogs have talked about recently. Microsoft doesn't have a timeline for when a public beta will happen, and they added "not anytime soon" to when we might see it.
The fact that external parties are going to be testing gives me hope that the service pack will still ship this year. However, I still would like to see an early broad public beta that would give the Service Pack the exposure to hardware diversity that smaller private betas are unable to deliver.
Posted
Jul 19 2007, 05:22 AM
by
Josh Phillips
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