[Tech] Microsoft: Slitta ancora il Service Pack 2 per Windows XP

Microsoft ieri ha confermato che Win XP SP2 non sarà disponibile prima del terzo trimestre 2004.



Nei mesi scorsi Microsoft ne aveva preannunciato la disponibilità entro la prima metà del 2004:

Company executives have promised repeatedly that Windows XP SP2 would be available during the first half of 2004. The service pack moved into beta testing late last year, and the first release candidate was made available in mid-March.



On April 20, Microsoft security executives said the second-release candidate would be released in mid-May and Microsoft was still targeting to ship during the first half of 2004.

Microsoft non ha dato indicazioni circa le ragioni del ritardo: secondo alcuni solution provider, questo potrebbe essere dovuto a problemi di sicurezza non ancora risolti, e alla difficoltà di integrare in un tutto organico la serie infinita di patch necessarie per risolvere i bug di Windows XP emersi negli ultimi mesi.

Michael Cherry, an analyst with Directions on Microsoft, a newsletter in Kirkland, Wash., said the delay illustrates the difficulty of integrating new features with a set of constantly-evolving patches. Service packs have traditionally included bug fixes and patches only, but Microsoft opted to use Windows XP SP2 as a vehicle to deliver an enhanced and new set of security features, including Windows Firewall and Windows Security Center.

Fonte: CRN.