After hemming and hawing for months over its plans, Microsoft last week finally said it will deliver Windows Vista's first service pack in the first quarter of next year. An initial service pack is typically the "all's clear" sign to IT departments that the major kinks have been worked out of a new Windows release. Microsoft, however, seems to be putting less emphasis on these all-in-one fixes as it moves toward more frequent and incremental operating system updates.
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