Microsoft Revamps Vista Preview System

November 30th 2005 | Microsoft

Microsoft Corp. has decided to move away from its policy of issuing monthly Community Technology Previews for Windows Vista, and will now release these based instead on the achievement of quality milestones.

“We will use a quality-based schedule rather than a calendar one going forward, since artificially setting dates for CTP releases is not helpful, as these are valuable tools,” Amitabh Srivastava, Microsoft’s corporate vice president for Windows core operating system development, said in a media conference call on Tuesday.

The move to clarify its position regarding monthly CTPs came hot on the heels of complaints by developers that Microsoft was being anything but transparent about the program and its future.

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Microsoft Revamps Vista Preview System
Published in: Microsoft on 2005-11-30