Also from firsthand experience: for many (not most) of MS's projects, that's the right decision. A lot of their software is at a unique intersection between con

Also from firsthand experience: for many (not most) of MS's projects, that's the right decision. A lot of their software is at a unique intersection between consumer and enterprise support which at their scale often has unique requirements. But then MS's bureaucracy can grind down even the most well thought out projects (Also getting better, though).