Linked by David Adams on Mon 7th Jul 2008 17:55 UTC
A Silicon.com article takes a look into the crystal ball, with Bill Gates departing from Microsoft, and posits the following potential changes: 1. A greater acceptance of open source 2. A new approach to Windows releases 3. Secure new revenue by buying big 4. Taking the web seriously through interoperability 5. More Microsoft than Gates [letting new people make decisions].
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2007-05-12
I say that for two reasons -
1 - Steve Ballmer has been "steering the ship" for a while now. Whether he's going in the right direction is another matter, but the departure of Bill Gates will result in little change, imo.
2 - They're going to build Windows 7 using Vista as the base. Given Vista's less-than-stellar acceptance so far, that suggests a resistance to change, and an inability to learn lessons. It'd be nice if MS could be "bold" in some way, but it doesn't seem likely...