Linked by Thom Holwerda on Tue 2nd May 2006 19:35 UTC
Microsoft's long-awaited release of the upgrade to its flagship Windows operating system will likely be delayed again by at least three months, research group Gartner said on Tuesday. The research note, released to clients on Monday, said the new Windows Vista operating system is too complex to be able to meet Microsoft's targeted November release for volume licence customers and January launch for retail consumers. A Microsoft spokeswoman said the company disagreed with the Gartner report and it was still on track to meet its launch dates.
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Member since:2005-08-09
Now, considering the talented programmers who work for Microsoft, I consider a very surprising thing all the wrong (decisions from a design standpoint) they've come up with
That doesn't surprise me much. A couple of key people with "non compatible" points of view may ruin the whole thing. Several years of delay is a sign of deeply plagued development processes.
BTW: I wonder if they're still use QuickC to do the job?
Member since:
2005-07-07
There's a good chance your first "hello world" had a bug in it.
Indeed, my first "hello world" failed to compile because of a semicolon.
But still, that's why you "code little and test a lot."
Now, considering the talented programmers who work for Microsoft, I consider a very surprising thing all the wrong (decisions from a design standpoint) they've come up with