Six months ago, after a long gestation period, Microsoft finally released Windows Vista. Vista is a huge release; not only because of the long list of new features, but also because of its sheer size, and number of bugs and other oddities and downsides. The development process that lead to Vista has left many with a very bitter aftertaste; features were cut, codebases were scrapped, release dates postponed. A few days ago, Microsoft released some sparse details on Vista's successor, internally dubbed 'Windows 7', and in order to prevent another Vista-like development cycle, here is what I would advise Microsoft to do. Update: APCMag reports that Julie Larson-Green, who was the driving force behind Office 2007's new Ribbon user interface, has been transferred to the Windows 7 GUI team.
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Member since:2005-06-29
complete failure on completion date
The only official release date EVER set by Microsoft was the one they indeed did ship it on. The other dates were NOT official; based on rumours, or individual employees making remarks on it.
feature set
Apart from WinFS and Monad, there's little I can think of that was scrapped.
Member since:2006-07-04
"Apart from WinFS and Monad, there's little I can think of that was scrapped."
I don't know that I'd consider Monad (aka Powershell) "scrapped" since it's freely downloadable for both Vista, XP, and Windows Server 2k3 (I use the XP version (well, I play with it, anyway)).
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/topics/msh/download.m...
I think Exchange Server 2k7 bundles it (and indeed, requires it, as it's used to perform administration operations).
I think the reason it's not bundled with Vista is that Powershell 1.0 was completed towards the end of (or even after) Vista's RTM schedule and they didn't feel it was important enough to hold up Vista's release.
Member since:2005-12-31
Member since:2005-12-15
Um yes, but it was released.. so... it's not.. vaporware.
Plenty of other software has been released with reduced functionality and it's not tagged as "vaporware".
You're very much free to be disappointed with Vista, but tagging it as vaporware is entirely wrong, no matter how you spin it.
Member since:2005-08-18
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2005-12-31
Vista = unwarranted optimism
Vista = deception
Vista = complete failure on completion date, feature set, feasibility.
In my opinion it's Vaporware even tho it was released, what other choice did they have? to wait another five years to really, really fix it?
Edited 2007-07-23 14:20