"Official" Vista launch date: November 2006

MicrosoftWatch.com is reporting that Windows Vista will be launched in the November time frame of this year.. ..However, the author of the post apparently revised this statement.

Leaving the thin ice of speculation, we do know that on of the most reliable indicators for the Vista launch will be the introduction date of Intel’s Merom processors. While it is almost certain that the desktop version of Merom ("Conroe") will be released before Vista will be announced, we were told by several industry sources that Intel will be aligning Merom’s launch with the introduction of Vista. Intel currently states that Merom will be available in the second half of this year, while sources have nrrowed that statement down to "early Q4".

TGDaily - Another Vista launch date: November 2006

Just in case the post disappears here’s what it says: "This is the year… the year that Microsoft releases the newest version of Windows. Yes, Vista will be released in November of this year." The release-to-manufacturing date will be earlier, obviously. We’d say early fall, if we were wagering.

MicrosoftWatch - It’s ‘Official’: Windows Vista to Launch in November

"This is the year… the year that Microsoft releases the newest version of Windows. We are targeting to make Windows Vista generally available in the second half of this year, and the exact delivery date will ultimately be determined by the quality of the product."

The Official Microsoft Connections Blog - Microsoft Windows Vista