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| Time: 09:11 EST/14:11 GMT | News Source: E-Mail | Posted By: Chris Hedlund | ||
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Microsoft has slammed its XP operating system admitting to hardware developers in Seattle that the company has failed to deliver by not “thinking through end-to-end scenarios.” The software giant’s apparent gaffe appears to be a reverse strategy to switch the spotlight onto new capabilities available only through its Longhorn OS, due for release late next year. The disclosure came in a speech by a Microsoft Vice President, who effectively badmouthed the company‘s form on networking and hardware support for its latest version of Windows. “In the past we really have not taken as systematic approach as we should have,” Jawad Khaki VP for Windows told hardware developers on a debate about Longhorn’s interoperability. | ||
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| #1 By 2231 (68.100.199.62) at 4/28/2005 12:00:56 PM |
| Here we go again ... |
| #2 By 9589 (68.17.52.2) at 4/28/2005 6:47:22 PM |
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Well, quux, I wasn't able to get Jawad's exact transcript, but I was able to get a series of quotes often attributed to him regarding decoding geek speak in software projects. Please find them below:
It’ll be done ASAP.” Translation: There is no schedule yet. “That feature shouldn’t add any time to the schedule.” Translation: There is no schedule yet. “It’s fifty percent done.” Translation: It hasn’t been started yet. “It can literally do anything you want it do.” Translation: There is no spec yet. "It’s ninety-five percent done,” Translation: The remaining five percent will take ninety-five percent of the elapsed time. “It’s feature complete.” Translation: The feature list has been truncated. “It’s Alpha ready.” Translation: A lot of code has been written; none tested. “It’s Beta ready.” Translation: It’s Alpha ready.” “Ship it!” Translation: The Development team is sick of this and wants to move on to something else. The customers will test it. |
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