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Livvy · 04-12-2008, 05:29 AM

I recently read an article about the future of MS -Windows with a very thorough analysis of the Windows platform ( and the way development of new Windows versions is handled at Microsoft ) .Peruse this :

Windows is 'collapsing,' Gartner analysts warn

The basic analysis - when you get rid of all the unessential stuff in the article - is that Microsoft has really not "innovated" its development procedures . They tend to work at a very tight schedule for release of the next Windows but this means they usually can't meet the deadline. To solve this they go back to elements used in previous versions of Windows ( huge chunks of those versions in fact ) .

As a result Windows now has loads of redundant code embedded in its very core . We all know what this means ( just look at the minimum requirements to run Windows Vista ) . The analysts are in fact also saying this can't be continued ad infinitum , MS is approaching the point where Windows becomes too bloated ( not with necessary code but with all the redundant left-over code from previous versions ) and this is already impacting sales .

In addition to this the licensing policy is ,hmmmm, bad , hence all the folks running illegal versions of Windows /Office . Fortunately they offer a solution as well, it's not just critique for the sake of bashing Microsoft .

What MS needs to do in very near future ( and there's signs they're doing it with Windows 7 ) is to get rid of all the redundant code and start pretty much from scratch . They can then develop an OS which has a modular design ( LINUX has that for example ) where end user only installs what he/she needs from an OS .
This also simplifies adapting the OS for stuff like mobile devices .

It will be interesting to see if Microsoft will read this and follow up on it .Those guys writing the article aren't some idiots , but very professional and knowledgable people who have been active in the business for long time.

Most analysts have already concluded Vista has failed and is an "in-between OS " ( not unlike Windows ME) . They base this on the number of companies switching to Vista ( consumer-sales aren't decisive for MS, business sales are ) which are way below par.That means Microsoft has to get it right with Windows 7 ,in my opinion.

By looks of it the "failure" of Vista also means Windows 7 release has been pulled forward .

04-12-2008, 05:29 AM	#1 (permalink)
Livvy Daeva Join Date: Mar 2008 Race: Elyos	Windows in dire straits -not the rock band ? ? I recently read an article about the future of MS -Windows with a very thorough analysis of the Windows platform ( and the way development of new Windows versions is handled at Microsoft ) .Peruse this : Windows is 'collapsing,' Gartner analysts warn The basic analysis - when you get rid of all the unessential stuff in the article - is that Microsoft has really not "innovated" its development procedures . They tend to work at a very tight schedule for release of the next Windows but this means they usually can't meet the deadline. To solve this they go back to elements used in previous versions of Windows ( huge chunks of those versions in fact ) . As a result Windows now has loads of redundant code embedded in its very core . We all know what this means ( just look at the minimum requirements to run Windows Vista ) . The analysts are in fact also saying this can't be continued ad infinitum , MS is approaching the point where Windows becomes too bloated ( not with necessary code but with all the redundant left-over code from previous versions ) and this is already impacting sales . In addition to this the licensing policy is ,hmmmm, bad , hence all the folks running illegal versions of Windows /Office . Fortunately they offer a solution as well, it's not just critique for the sake of bashing Microsoft . What MS needs to do in very near future ( and there's signs they're doing it with Windows 7 ) is to get rid of all the redundant code and start pretty much from scratch . They can then develop an OS which has a modular design ( LINUX has that for example ) where end user only installs what he/she needs from an OS . This also simplifies adapting the OS for stuff like mobile devices . It will be interesting to see if Microsoft will read this and follow up on it .Those guys writing the article aren't some idiots , but very professional and knowledgable people who have been active in the business for long time. Most analysts have already concluded Vista has failed and is an "in-between OS " ( not unlike Windows ME) . They base this on the number of companies switching to Vista ( consumer-sales aren't decisive for MS, business sales are ) which are way below par.That means Microsoft has to get it right with Windows 7 ,in my opinion. By looks of it the "failure" of Vista also means Windows 7 release has been pulled forward .