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To: Harvey Allen who wrote (22625)2/9/1999 8:45:00 AM
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So Much For Microsoft's Blue Skies

Internal power struggles, freeware and a brain drain cloud Windows'
future.

By Mary Jo Foley, Sm@rt Reseller

For any company, managing 2,000-plus developers is
no picnic. But for Microsoft Corp., where big egos and
fat stock options are the norm, it's becoming next to
impossible.

According to a report first published in The Seattle
Times on Sunday, Microsoft is expected to reorganize the company within the
next few weeks into four divisions. While the company routinely reorganizes
annually, this anticipated move -- which could end up dividing responsibilities for
consumer and enterprise operating systems going forward -- could be Microsoft's
an attempt to stem some of the inner turmoil.

Product shipment delays are a mere crack in the Microsoft "we're-on-track"
facade. In recent months, the entire Windows 2000 development process has
started to show signs of severe stress fractures. With Windows 2000 still a
no-show, Microsoft finally has confirmed that it has abandoned plans to push
consumers directly from Windows 98 to the Windows NT kernel.

The change in direction is just the latest indication that Microsoft's developers are
drowning in a sea of mixed messages, design changes and product delays.

zdnet.com
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