Kent Briggs wrote:
I noticed the same thing. I ordered my copy from Amazon last week and
paid for 2-day delivery thinking I'd have it by this Wednesday.
Looks like December 27. Apparently it takes Microsoft 50 days to burn a
CD and throw it on a box:
11/28/2005 03:37:16PM Enter Session CUS (Kent Briggs)
11/28/2005 03:37:16PM Message Sent "Welcome to the
Microsoft Shop Personal Shopper Service"
11/28/2005 03:37:21PM Session Accepted CSR (Microsoft
Care Team)
11/28/2005 03:37:21PM Enter Session CSR (Microsoft
Care Team)
11/28/2005 03:37:21PM Message Sent CUS "When will
Visual Studio 2005 be available for sale, either online or in retail
stores?"
11/28/2005 03:37:25PM Message Sent CSR "Thank you
for your interest in Microsoft online. I would be happy to help you today."
11/28/2005 03:37:30PM Message Sent CSR "Hello Kent."
11/28/2005 03:37:40PM Message Sent CUS "hello"
11/28/2005 03:38:50PM Message Sent CSR "You can
order Visual Studio 2005 software from our website right now."
11/28/2005 03:39:13PM Message Sent CSR "I will
check the estimated ship date of this product. One moment please."
11/28/2005 03:39:22PM Message Sent CUS "it stills
says backorder, when will the stores have it?"
11/28/2005 03:40:31PM Message Sent CSR "Which
version of the software did you want Kent?"
11/28/2005 03:40:45PM Message Sent CUS "standard
upgrade"
11/28/2005 03:42:02PM Message Sent CSR "Ok, I will
see when the estimated ship date is. The estimated ship date will
likely be the same date the software is made available in retail stores."
11/28/2005 03:42:22PM Message Sent CUS "ok"
11/28/2005 03:44:50PM Message Sent CSR "The
estimated ship date is not until 12/27/05."
11/28/2005 03:44:57PM Message Sent CUS "yikes"
11/28/2005 03:45:00PM Message Sent CUS "ok, thanks"
11/28/2005 03:45:12PM Message Sent CSR "You are
very welcome."
11/28/2005 03:45:16PM Message Sent CSR "Thank you
for using Microsoft Online Chat."
11/28/2005 03:45:26PM Leave Session CSR (Microsoft
Care Team)
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Briggs Softworks,
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