__/ [ John Bailo ] on Wednesday 24 January 2007 22:06 \__
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> Here's your chance, Advocates, to dig beneath the rumors and FUD and get
> your questions answered:
>
>
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2003532153_qa_allchin.html
>
> >>>
> In a rare opportunity for readers of The Seattle Times, top Microsoft
> executive Jim Allchin will answer their questions about Windows Vista,
> the company's new flagship operating system.
>
> Allchin has led Windows development for most of his 16 years at
> Microsoft and will retire after Vista becomes broadly available on Jan. 30.
>
> Join him in a live question-and-answer session hosted by Times
> technology columnist, Brier Dudley, from 9 to 10 a.m. Jan. 25.
> >>>
No need for more maarketing diguised as a blog. Jim has already expressed his
opinion.
Allchin's 'Buy a Mac' E-Mail Exposed
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| "I must tell you everything in my soul tells me that we should do
| what I called plan (b) yesterday. We need a simple fast storage
| system. LH [Longhorn] is a pig and I don't see any solution to this
| problem. If we are to rise to the challenge of Linux and Apple, we
| need to start taking the lessons of 'scenario, simple, fast' to
| heart. Jim"
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http://www.microsoft-watch.com/content/operating_systems/allchins_buy_a_mac_email_exposed.html?kc=MWRSS02129TX1K0000535
http://tinyurl.com/y5cuu6
Microsoft doesn't like the RTM, either.
Microsoft admits Vista screwed - report
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| Vista SP1 is code named "Fiji", presumably after a pretty looking
| island which is paralysed by coups.
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| In a statement regarding the service pack Microsoft admits that
| Vista has "high impact" problems.
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http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=37125
And plenty of work remains to be done.
,----[ Quote ]
| "Up to 60% of the code in the new consumer version of Microsoft new Vista
| operating system is set to be rewritten as the Company 'scrambles' to fix
| internal problems a Microsoft insider has confirmed to SHN... Microsoft has
| also admitted that it has major problems in it's Windows division and has
| has immediately initiated a total restructure of the division..."
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http://www.smarthouse.com.au/Computing/Platforms?Article=/Computing/Platforms/R7G5G6U4
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