The Wall Street Journal online has published an article on shipping Windows Vista. It’s long, and fairly dramatic. It details the Longhorn Reset, which many people, including myself, knew about last fall. Iotum was originally planning to be in market with a product for Longhorn, but shifted direction when it became clear it would be more than a year late.
The article is an interesting read. The cynic in me says that Microsoft needs to convince people that this "better than ever" version of Windows is also going to be more stable than ever. It’s the "doesn’t suck" part of the old "awesome, awesome, doesn’t suck" regimine. It’s also interesting that the company is moving to more automated testing systems, which many companies, including ours, already use.
Alec Saunders is the Vice President of Developer Relations for BlackBerry maker Research in Motion. This is his personal blog, with his personal viewpoints. Prior to this Alec was the CEO and co-founder of Calliflower — the easiest way to hold a meeting, online, on a conference call, or on the go. A double-decade veteran of product management and marketing, he spent nine years at Microsoft where he helped launch Windows 95, the first two versions of Internet Explorer, the Universal Plug and Play initiative, the push into home markets, opt-in email marketing and what might well go down in history as the very first direct email list ever.
