From: Adam <""4thwormcastfromthemolehill\"{at}the field.near
the bridge">

http://www.smarthouse.com.au/Computing/Platforms?Article=/Computing/Platforms/R
7G5G6U4

"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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