Sorry for the blog slowdown. I just sent Shel my changes on the last chapter on our book. The process of writing "What is Microsoft gaining from hiding the fact that some of the features originally slated for Vista and Longhorn Server have been pulled from the products?" The problem, Mary Jo, is that features are still sliding around a bit. So, we're afraid of coming out and muddying the waters even further. This is going to be a messy period. There will be rumors and false reports. These will happen no matter what we do. I've decided to just stay quiet until the PDC. The PDC will be a pivotal event for Windows Vista. That means another four weeks of muddy water on our behalf. Sorry about that. I'll apologize on behalf of Microsoft. We haven't done a good job of coming clean on Windows Vista. Mary Jo is right. Last year was a painful one on this team. Does it really matter anyway? The word-of-mouth networks now are so efficient that if it sucks you'll know it within an hour or two of its release. And, accordingly, if it rocks you'll know that too. Nothing we do will change that (the only thing we really can do is guide you to look at various nooks and crannies in the product so you can discover more about what makes it useful. Which is just what we'll be doing at the PDC, next month. Speaking of the PDC, I hear we're very very close to selling out (within days is what the marketing folks told me). If you don't have your tickets yet, I would do that first thing in the morning or else you probably won't be going. Oh, regarding hardware: it's too early to know that. Nearly every team I am visiting is doing performance work right now. Until they are done with that work (which probably won't happen until close to the release candidates which will come next year) there's really no way to accurately tell you what kind of hardware you'll need. Based on what I'm seeing, though, if you want the best experience you'll want a fairly beefy machine with a great video card (128MB video card is needed to see the full Aero experience). But even all that might change (obviously that isn't great for a lot of laptop and Tablet PC users, so the teams are working to make everything more performant. We really won't know just how successful those teams will be until next year sometime. A few other things, too. 1) If there's something you want to know about Windows Vista, leave it here in my comments or over on the Coffeehouse in Channel 9 and I'll try to get you an accurate answer. 2) If you are on a Windows Vista team and you'd like to come on Channel 9 to explain the features your team is working on, please send me email at Reader Comments... Scobleizer blog. He works as Scobleizer
Mary Jo Tells Us To Come Clean On Windows Vista
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