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Microsoft's Not So Happy Family

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the managers-doing-their-jobs-asking-a-bit-much dept.

D.A. Zollinger writes "Reports from Redmond are that Microsoft Employees are not happy with the double delay of Windows and Office being pushed back into 2007. EETimes is reporting that some Microsoft employees are calling for the termination of several top managers Including Brian Valentine, Jim Allchin, and Steve Ballmer for the delay debacle. The report references a blog by Who da'Punk, an anonymous Microsoft employee who asks, where's the accountability for failure? So far the blog entry has generated over 350 comments from Microsoft insiders and outsiders."

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  1. CPU != hard disk by dancallaghan · · Score: 0, Redundant

    From the linked blog entry: "Vista's deployment is going to come from people buying CPUs with the OS pre-installed". If MSFT's employees can't tell the difference between a CPU and a hard disk, it's no wonder Vista is so overdue!

  2. Re:MS is VERY scared now by plusser · · Score: 0, Redundant

    All Apple need to do is release OS X for Intel PCs before Vista ships and Microsoft could be completely sunk in months. The marketing would be why upgrade to untested code, when you can use your existing operating system and a reliable tested operating system with a lower risk from virus attacks alongside each other.

    Yes, there would probably be a lack of drivers for mainly advanced 3D graphics cars, but then it would be aimed at a dual booting PC, so Games players could still go back to using XP if they need to.

    The funny thing would be that the cost of adding OSX to a PC, would be the same as adding Vista.