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

Rich Gauszka wrote:
> 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?
>

I think vista & MS twisting themselves in knots is all one & the
same....Gates goes into "60K feet" mode & the comp forgets
to....d,d,d,d,d,don't believe the hype


Adam
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> "Adam" <""4thwormcastfromthemolehill\"{at}the
field.near the bridge"> wrote in
> message news:442443b9$1{at}w3....
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>>http://www.smarthouse.com.au/Computing/Platforms?Article=/Computing/Platforms
/R7G5G6U4
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>>"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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