Microsoft's decision to delay Office 2007 last month appeared to foreshadow a similar fate for Vista, especially as CEO Steve Ballmer said in May the OS was on track to ship "early in the year"ā€”omitting to reference the official January 2007 launch date. Bill Gates has now elaborated on the Vista launch situation with a statement that is none clearer: according to Gates, there is an "80 percent chance" that Vista will ship in January. Gates didn't clarify whether this probability was liable to change over time, although he added that he would be "glad" to delay the launch if beta testing reveals the OS is "not ready for prime time."
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