I can’t believe that headlines get written like this. Totally 100% false. Provably so. I totally agree with Alec Saunders. Can the journalist and editor who wrote this do some homework please?
Update: I just talked with Frank Shaw, vice president at Waggener Edstrom (Microsoft’s main PR company), he says this article is absolutely not true. Frank knows more people inside Microsoft than anyone else I know (he hangs out with all the execs). There aren’t any Xbox developers moving to Windows, he tells me (verified from other people I know inside Microsoft too).
More on this story is on Memeorandum.
Vista getting 60% code rewrite?
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We’re not sure how much we trust the "Microsoft insider" that apparently spoke to Australia’s Smarthome News, but the site claims that the source told them …
[...] According to Robert Scoble, it’s flat-out not true. He says his view is backed up by a number of other Microsoft employee bloggers. [...]
[...] I agree with the estimation of both Robert Scoble and Chip that a 60% rewrite of Vista by January is highly improbable. I’d bet money that’s not happening. I do think there’s some rewriting going on, though, and that the 60% number might not be entirely irrelevant. [...]
[...] 16:10 Microsoft and employee bloggers: the delay in the launch of Windows Vista, allegations of code rewrites, blogger denials, weekend blog discussions, and the regulatory and financial framework – are Microsoft employee bloggers official spokepeople? They may have credibility but do they speak with authority on behalf of the company to represent official views? And how ready is blogging to assume a primary role in organizational communication? [...]
[...] Rumors say Microsoft will rewrite 60% of Vista’s code this year, but since they’ve had five years, we have doubts. And so do Microsoft insiders. [...]
[...] Microsoft have denied that 60% of Windows Vista code is being rewritten. This comes from Robert Scoble who spoke to Alec Saunders, a guy who knows a lot lof Microsoft executives, and also confirmed this with Frank Shaw, vice president at Waggener Edstrom who is Microsofts PR firm. [...]
I believe this to be false, yet true.
They may not be moving Xbox programmers to move over to the Window’s team, but, do they not need someone to program the 360′s Media Center upgrade which is currently not included in the CTP?
Sure, 60% of code may not need to be re-written, but, isn’t it said that alot of code is ‘tweaked’?
Looking over all the feedback on Microsoft’s beta site, I notice there are alot of small things here and there. A spelling error here, duplicate icons there, MSN not rendering right in IE7 (that was an OLD problem, which is resolved). But, I can see where this idea of a large amount of code being changed stems from. But, I do not see it at 60%, that is just outright stupid.
For the installation of the CTP as one person mentioned, are you using Staged (sysprep’d) builds or unstaged? If you are using a Staged build, there could be problems. Try using the unstaged, which are slower, but are bound to work better.
I believe this to be false, yet true.
They may not be moving Xbox programmers to move over to the Window’s team, but, do they not need someone to program the 360′s Media Center upgrade which is currently not included in the CTP?
Sure, 60% of code may not need to be re-written, but, isn’t it said that alot of code is ‘tweaked’?
Looking over all the feedback on Microsoft’s beta site, I notice there are alot of small things here and there. A spelling error here, duplicate icons there, MSN not rendering right in IE7 (that was an OLD problem, which is resolved). But, I can see where this idea of a large amount of code being changed stems from. But, I do not see it at 60%, that is just outright stupid.
For the installation of the CTP as one person mentioned, are you using Staged (sysprep’d) builds or unstaged? If you are using a Staged build, there could be problems. Try using the unstaged, which are slower, but are bound to work better.
Numbskulls, there is no way any company could rewrite that much code. The story is bogus.
On another note… my town needs to fix a pothole on main street before the parade this weekend. In response the town said that the state is going to re-pave every road in the state tonight and be done before the parade starts tomorrow.
Numbskulls, there is no way any company could rewrite that much code. The story is bogus.
On another note… my town needs to fix a pothole on main street before the parade this weekend. In response the town said that the state is going to re-pave every road in the state tonight and be done before the parade starts tomorrow.
[...] Because of my normal concerns with Microsoft Beta products, I asked Rick to lend me his old harddrive to give Windows Vista a test and catch up to see what the hype (or lack of) was all about. Within my quick tour of the next Windows generation, I began to understand a little why Microsoft had to delay Vista. The news of which aroused tension amongst Microsoft employees. People began speculating that at least 60% of the Vista code had to be re-written. Microsoft stated those rumors to be “absolutely not true” and that they are on schedule with their new release date of January 2007. Installing this build of Windows Vista took about an hour and a half. After the install, however, I could not access the desktop as the OS insisted that I activate my serial number. The activation failed and upon each fail, it took me back to the login page. After a bit of frustrated searching and trying various other serial numbers, Rick and I gave up and I put my original harddrive back in. Once Rick and Darren left, I began my search to figure out why the OS wouldn’t load. It didn’t make any sense and I was certain that there was some sort of grace period before the activation locked you out. After searching and failing to find a solution, I decided to just try again. I reinstalled the harddrive with Windows Vista and voila, before I knew it, the desktop was loaded. My guess was that it required a full restart for you to bypass the activation page (doh!). Nevertheless, I quickly began to explore around what appeared to be a modified Windows XP. Unfortunately, my ATi graphics card did not support Aero, the function that makes Vista look better than XP. Consequently, my experience with Vista wasn’t as spectacular as I expected (seeing as how I was looking forward to see the new interface). Internet Explorer 7 Beta also didn’t hold up to my expectations. The only thing I noticed about it was that it was finally up-to-date with the latest web features such as RSS feeds and tabbed browsing. A lot has been written about Vista along with the creation of many new forums, blogs and websites dedicated to the next Windows. Among those, I found Paul Thurrott’s SuperSite for Windows to provide the most information and the latest updates of Microsoft Vista. His pictures on the latest build and his featured article of where Vista fails puts him on the top of my Windows Vista bookmarks folder. [...]
[...] Scoble spent a lot of time last week rebutting, again and again, a shocking report from Smarthouse that 60% of Vista’s code needs rewriting. [...]
[...] Update: Robert Scoble Microsoft blogger was quick to post and deny this rumor, and it was way off-the-charts to be believed anyway. [...]
[...] Para prevenir futuros errores internos en el nuevo sistema se va a reprogramar el 60% del código del Media Centre code. Es decir, uno de los pilares del sistema doméstico de los de Redmond. Ésto ha sido desmentido por Rober Scobleizer de Microsoft. [...]