Microsoft Windows Is Offically Broken

**MIG-31** · Sep 26, 2005, 07:55 PM

Windows is broken and Microsoft has admitted it. In an unprecedented attempt to explain its Longhorn problems and how it abandoned its traditional way of working, the normally secretive software giant has given unparalleled access to The Wall Street Journal, even revealing how Vice President Jim Allchin, personally broke the bad news to Bill Gates.

Allchin is co-head of the Platform Products and Services Division. "It's not going to work," he told Gates in the chairman's office, the paper reports. "[Longhorn] is so complex its writers will never be able to make it run properly. "The reason: Microsoft engineers were building it just as they had always built software. Thousands of programmers each produced their own piece of computer code, to be stitched together into one sprawling program.But Longhorn/Vista was too complex: Microsoft needed to begin again, Allchin told Gates.Allchin's warning recognised a growing threat from Google, Apple Computer, makers of Linux and corporate buyers - the latter horrified about security problems. Allchin and a small team demanded a revolution in how Microsoft works.
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The_Neon_Cowboy · Sep 26, 2005, 08:38 PM

A threat from google to MS? I still don't see any threat to date

pr0digal jenius · Sep 26, 2005, 11:41 PM

google is gunna crush AOL and Comcast long before it crushes M$....it still needs M$ at this point

twoodcc · Sep 27, 2005, 03:02 AM

i agree. i don't see google a treat to microsoft

nForcer · Sep 27, 2005, 03:50 AM

yeah, most of thier own software depends on the popularity and widespread use of it!

Sep 26, 2005, 07:55 PM	#1
MIG-31 HardwareHeaven News Mod Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Nottingham,UK Posts: 56,842 Rep Power: 471 System Specs	Microsoft Windows Is Offically Broken Windows is broken and Microsoft has admitted it. In an unprecedented attempt to explain its Longhorn problems and how it abandoned its traditional way of working, the normally secretive software giant has given unparalleled access to The Wall Street Journal, even revealing how Vice President Jim Allchin, personally broke the bad news to Bill Gates. Allchin is co-head of the Platform Products and Services Division. "It's not going to work," he told Gates in the chairman's office, the paper reports. "[Longhorn] is so complex its writers will never be able to make it run properly. "The reason: Microsoft engineers were building it just as they had always built software. Thousands of programmers each produced their own piece of computer code, to be stitched together into one sprawling program.But Longhorn/Vista was too complex: Microsoft needed to begin again, Allchin told Gates.Allchin's warning recognised a growing threat from Google, Apple Computer, makers of Linux and corporate buyers - the latter horrified about security problems. Allchin and a small team demanded a revolution in how Microsoft works. _______________ Read More: Smart Office News __________________ Please Post Your News Submissions Here

Sep 26, 2005, 08:38 PM	#2
The_Neon_Cowboy HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: U.S.A. Posts: 16,009 Rep Power: 92 System Specs	A threat from google to MS? I still don't see any threat to date __________________

Sep 26, 2005, 11:41 PM	#3
pr0digal jenius Delete Me Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 14,648 Rep Power: 0	google is gunna crush AOL and Comcast long before it crushes M$....it still needs M$ at this point

Sep 27, 2005, 03:02 AM	#4
twoodcc DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 143 Rep Power: 0	i agree. i don't see google a treat to microsoft

Sep 27, 2005, 03:50 AM	#5
nForcer Twice the fun! Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 1,404 Rep Power: 0	yeah, most of thier own software depends on the popularity and widespread use of it!