DOJ To Oversee Windows 7 Development

MrKaos writes "Windows 7 is already being reviewed by U.S. government technical appointees. Under the terms of Microsoft's November 2001 Justice Department settlement, and final court judgment issued about a year later, a government-sanctioned 'Technical Committee' has been formed to oversee Windows development. The TC is responsible for ensuring that Microsoft complies with the terms of the final judgment, investigating complaints about Microsoft abuses and regularly reporting on the company's compliance."

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Re:Win 7 is officially vaporware

[MBGMorden]

With this much oversight, any development will slow to a crawl. If anything gets released at all Ok, I'm as "Down with MS!" as the next Slashdotter, but do you honestly believe there's even the slightest chance in hell of Microsoft not releasing anything at all? If that's the case it will be a World War or asteroid impact that causes it, not some government oversight.