Microsoft officials have revealed the next release of Windows Server won't ship until some time in 2016. The next public preview of the product will be this spring.



From All About Microsoft:

Today's blog post doesn't explain why Microsoft officials decided to take this new path. I've heard a few theories. Some believe the next version of Windows Server includes more bugs than Microsoft officials deemed acceptable, leading to a delay in the second public preview from the previously promised "early 2015," to "spring 2015."

Others from whom I have heard wondered whether the delay might be part of Microsoft's ongoing strategy to try to convince more users to move to the cloud, since Microsoft is continuing with its mission to roll out new featues for the cloud first.

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