From: "Rich Gauszka" 

Wonder if the rewrite is due to Media copy protection schemes. First the
Sony PS3 delay due to Blu-Ray copy protection now Vista and rewite of the
Media Centre code?



"Adam" <""4thwormcastfromthemolehill\"{at}the
field.near the bridge"> wrote in message news:442443b9$1{at}w3....
> http://www.smarthouse.com.au/Computing/Platforms?Article=/Computing/Platforms
/R7G5G6U4
>
> "Up to 60% of the code in the new consumer version of Microsoft new
> Vista operating system is set to be rewritten as the Company
"scrambles"
> to fix internal problems a Microsoft insider has confirmed to SHN.
>
> In an effort to meet a dealine of the 2007 CES show in Las Vegas
> Microsoft has pulled programmers from the highly succesful Xbox team to
> help resolve many problems associated with entertainment and media
> centre functionality inside the OS. The team are also working closely
> with engineers from the Intel Viiv team. and it is now expected that the
> next version of Viiv could be delayed to line up with the launch of the
> consumer version of Vista at the 2007 CES Show in Las Vegas.
>
> One of the key components of the consumer version of Vista is the Media
> Centre code. This will be an optional package in the same way that
> Microsoft currently sell a Professional and Home version of XP. With
> Vista there will not be a seperate Media Centre SKU.
>
> Microsoft has also admitted that it has major problems in it's  Windows
> division and has has immediatly initiated a total restructure of the
> division, a move that comes after a costly delay in rolling out its
> Vista program."
>
>
> Adam

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