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MS Upgrades To Be Smaller And More Frequent

Posted by Zonk on from the taking-the-mmog-model dept.

duplicantk8 writes "Following the numerous delays to the Vista launch, MS is planning to have more frequent and smaller incremental upgrades, according to the Financial Times." From the article: "Those delays are set to end late next year with the simultaneous launch of new versions of Windows and the Office suite of PC applications in the company's most significant new product cycle since Windows 95. The new versions of the company's key PC software are likely to rekindle higher growth after a period that saw its growth rate slip below 10 per cent for the first time last year, according to Wall Street analysts. Mr Ballmer's comments are the most public sign yet of the dent to Microsoft's confidence in its core development process that resulted from the Vista delays."

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  1. What..... by ericdano · · Score: 0, Troll
    What, doesn't, um, Apple do that already?

    Oh, I forgot, since Microsuck is doing it, it is Innovation. Gotcha.

    It makes more sense though, if they copy, I mean, innovate it like the Apple way...

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  2. I bet VISTA is going to be buggy .... by vmaxxxed · · Score: 0, Troll

    Myabe its because they want to go back to the "Deliver crap so that they will want to keep upgrading..." They wont make the same mistake as with Windows XP and 2000: They were so stable that there was no demand for windows 2003. Some people dont even know 2003 exists!! So, I guess Ballmer has two options: Change the business model to profit from real inovation, or go back to profit from people wanting to get out of buggy products. ... seems they are going to go the buggy way.....

  3. Yo Mama's So Stupid... by quibbs0 · · Score: 0, Troll

    ...She configured RAID with Logical Drives on the same Physical Disk. Sorry I am in too deep today and this came to me. I know it's completely irrelevant. Is it time to go yet?