Working on Microsoft Time

The good folks at Redmond Mag (formerly MCP) have thought long and hard about MS ship dates. They've helpfully produced the following Microsoft Math Chart, and most interestingly, thought about the impact of missed ship dates on enterprise customers.

Users seem all too aware that Longhorn is a moving target and, in general, aren't exactly holding their breath for it.

As Redmond Mag points out, if the Longhorn client ship schedule is consistent with Windows NT 4.0, then it may be delayed until 2007. And, if it's more consistent with Windows NT 5.0 (Cairo), which was abandoned and effectively replaced by Windows 2000, then Longhorn may be delayed until 2009!

Could this happen? According to some, it's inevitable...