NY Times has a put up a very interesting article regarding Windows and its performance (or the lack of it). They already have received a lot of flak concerning Windows Vista, as users want an upgrade to the XP or 2000. So what exactly is holding Windows back? According to experts, it is the Windows Bundling strategy that is causing all the problems. Windows is installed by a staggering 330 million PC Users and provide's support to all the other accessories like printers, scanners and music players. Thus Windows has to make sure that their new versions include support for previous versions of third-party software applications. (backward compatibility issues are tough!).
“Windows is now so big and onerous because of the size of its code base, the size of its ecosystem and its insistence on compatibility with the legacy hardware and software, that it just slows everything down," observed David B. Yoffie, a professor at the Harvard Business School. "That's why a company like Apple has such an easier time of innovation." Microsoft’s aware of this problem and this is what they have to say: "Complexity kills. It sucks the life out of developers, it makes products difficult to plan, build and test, it introduces security challenges and it causes end-user and administrator frustration." Thus Microsoft is now taking a new approach with the Vista which will consist of small modules, making development and testing easier to manage.
Windows Vista gets Heated Up source
Sourced By T.P. Edited by Colbert Low
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