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> what would you say was responsible for the failure of Longhorn? Wasn't that in part technical? Or did that derive from higher up? Bill Gates actually touched
by pmelendez 11y ago
> what would you say was responsible for the failure of Longhorn? Wasn't that in part technical? Or did that derive from higher up?
Bill Gates actually touched that topic in is Reddit AMA. If I remember correctly, the bar was set up too high (i.e relational file system) and within the constrains it was a big challenge and at some point they had to deliver.
- hga 11y agoI also remember that a lot of it was going to based on .NET, and it wasn't mature enough/they weren't able to get it mature enough. The whole process was also impacted by security issues reaching a crisis level. But #1 would seem to be more ambition than Microsoft could deliver at the time.