Microsoft today released a press statement stating that Steven Sinofsky has been named President of the Windows division. He now assumes responsibility of the Windows business unit including both the engineering and marketing functions for Windows, Windows Live, and Internet Explorer."Steven Sinofsky has demonstrated the ability to lead large teams that deliver great products. The work he and the team have done in getting ready to ship Windows 7 really defines how to develop and ship world-class software." said Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer.
This comes as Microsoft is putting the finishing touches on Windows 7 and is getting ready to release the RTM. "Windows 7 is receiving terrific feedback from customers, partners, analysts alike, and the entire Windows team has done a great job." wrote Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer in an internal email to employees announcing Sinofsky's promotion.
There has also been some other exec reshuffles at Microsoft reports Tech Flash. Bill Veghte, the senior vice president in charge of Windows sales and marketing, "will take a new leadership role in the company to be announced later this year.", says Ballmer. Tami Reller, currently the chief financial officer for the Windows Division, will take on the additional responsibility for marketing.
Agreed. The Windows plans seem to be very well thought out now. I commend them.
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Sinofsky has been way more open to Development proccess adopting and interracting with Testers, something not done in days of Allchin back @ Longhorn.
Sinofsky has been way more open to Development proccess adopting and interracting with Testers, something not done in days of Allchin back @ Longhorn.
Which testers are you referring to? Certainly not Microsoft's group of official Tech Beta testers of which I am a member.
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Sinofsky has been way more open to Development proccess adopting and interracting with Testers, something not done in days of Allchin back @ Longhorn.
Which testers are you referring to? Certainly not Microsoft's group of official Tech Beta testers of which I am a member.
Have to whole heartily agree with that one. If anything this has been one of the most quiet and cutoff beta I have been part of. And unless I have been completely blind....Steve hasn't once been part of the NG or live meetings.
And it's also the first Windows Beta that got so many leaks, enough to make beta testers truly useless.
So, I can only assume that with Steven, it's probably going to be the end of the Beta Testing Program.
And it's also the first Windows Beta that got so many leaks, enough to make beta testers truly useless.
So, I can only assume that with Steven, it's probably going to be the end of the Beta Testing Program.
Being a windows user since windows 3.0 and had participated in many Microsoft beta testing invites, I will just tell you this..
I prefer public beta's where you can discuss freely everything and not being behind NDA's all the time and it worked for seven, just look at some posts over at seven blog..
As for the famous "won't fix" or "by design", that will happen with any project, especially one of this scale. Either the bug isn't deemed worthy of a fix or they want something to function other than a few people think it should. Sure, some times they slip up but some beta testers seem to complain whenever their case gets logged as "by design" as if they feel their idea is an absolute solution and alternatives cant exist.
And it's also the first Windows Beta that got so many leaks, enough to make beta testers truly useless.
So, I can only assume that with Steven, it's probably going to be the end of the Beta Testing Program.
Again something I completely agree with. How is it that we got 2 builds and yet 20 (?) leaked to the net?
You aren't in management, are you?
b) The icons are hardly the biggest issue going. In fact most are fine. I'm sure the "head honcho" went out of his way to lie to you.
b) The icons are hardly the biggest issue going. In fact most are fine. I'm sure the "head honcho" went out of his way to lie to you.
So you'd rather have a lying president than an honest president? I would've liked a "Sorry we're not going to add any more because we only changed ones that looked stupid and out of place in vista" than a "We're not quite done with every visual detail". Whatever. If i see new stuff in the RTM i'll drop it.
Who says it was a lie? It may yet happen or it may have been taken off the roadmap. He is only human. It's like people who get upset over the fact that a person in power might let out a cuss word when they get burnt by a hot cup of coffee at starbucks.
b) The icons are hardly the biggest issue going. In fact most are fine. I'm sure the "head honcho" went out of his way to lie to you.
So you'd rather have a lying president than an honest president? I would've liked a "Sorry we're not going to add any more because we only changed ones that looked stupid and out of place in vista" than a "We're not quite done with every visual detail". Whatever. If i see new stuff in the RTM i'll drop it.
So if you were president, you would rather reply to millions of e-mails and requests than think about important things which can help make the product better for millions of people.
I'm not really sure I said that. Perhaps there was just a misunderstanding. I was pretty up on what was comming and I am pretty sure I would not have promised something I know was not in the plan.
--Steven
He joined today so no. I doubt it.
I would expect more improvements in coming future by using quality products in his vision.Congrats once again for this great achievement and performance.
Sinofsky is now the PRESIDENT of Windows.
He brought CHANGE to the development process of the OS.
And because of this there seems to be HOPE that Microsoft will have a decent product again.
Interesting...
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