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Obviously they didn't know just how difficult it would be, and they still won't give any schedule for when they will complete

Yea what ar ethe odds that a huge company might have to push back an important upgrade or project?

"In the interim, Microsoft is likely to release a less ambitious version of Windows dubbed "Longhorn" sometime in 2003--the date the company originally planned to ship Blackcomb, say analysts. Like Blackcomb, Longhorn will include features that contribute to Microsoft's much hyped .Net initiative, but it will omit database technology that could forge greater ties between Microsoft's operating systems and its Web services." -- http://www.wininsider.com/news/?226

"SEATTLE – Microsoft Corp. has pushed back the release of the next version of the Windows operating system, code-named Longhorn, until 2004.

In an interview here at its 11th annual Windows Hardware Engineering Conference, WinHEC, Jim Allchin, the group vice president of platforms at Microsoft, told eWeek that Longhorn was unlikely to ship before 2004. " -- http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0,1697,42185,00.asp

" DECEMBER 20, 2004 (COMPUTERWORLD) - Windows users who are anxious to get their hands on the first beta release of the Longhorn server will have to wait a bit longer than expected.

Earlier this year, Microsoft projected that the initial beta of the server version of Longhorn would emerge in the first half of next year. But now the company is saying that the beta code is due in the second half of 2005. " -- http://www.computerworld.com/softwaretopics/os/windows/story/0,10801,98368,00.html

But hey at least if the date slips we know that most companies wont have any issues delivering what they said they were going to offer.

"Microsoft last week said it has scaled back the next major release of the Windows operating system, code-named Longhorn, opting to drop the next-generation file system, so it can ship the OS in 2006.

Without the much-anticipated Windows File System, the client version of Longhorn is not expected to be a revolutionary change over Windows XP, or a must-have for businesses, which considered WinFS and its search capabilities a major innovation, Rob Helm, analyst for Directions on Microsoft said.

"It's good news and bad news," Helm said of the announcement. "The good news is scaling back the operating system means it's more likely to show up in 2006, which means we will see the benefits sooner and developers will get applications out there sooner. " -- http://www.crn.com.au/story.aspx?CIID=19521

haha! Good one.

Still, though, the original topic was desktops vs. workstation....er, adoption of Linux for personal use.

The obvious difference is, no one is posting articles here claiming it is easy for people to do. If it was, IBM and Novell surely would have completed by now, after years of trying, but they still won't even give out a new schedule. In other words, "never" seems the most likely answer.