Ballmer vows timelier Windows
Seattle PI | at | by Mike
Microsoft Chief Executive Steve Ballmer told the company's industry partners Tuesday that future versions of Windows will be developed at a much quicker pace.
But on the other side of the world, Bill Gates acknowledged that the company isn't certain to meet the release schedule for the version now in development. The Microsoft chairman said there is an 80 percent chance that the new version of the program, Windows Vista, will be released as planned in January -- but he left open the possibility of more delays.