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I am persuaded Microsoft’s current team couldn’t build win2k again.

• LeifCarrotson 1y ago
  They've got the talent (and almost 10x the headcount), it's the organizational architecture and perverse incentives that would (and do) prevent them from building it. It wasn't a lack of talent that caused a team to decide to put "Microsoft Rewards" ads that look like phishing scams on start menus and in notifications. Instead, some PM got a bonus or promotion for making and increasing usage of this awful product, degrading the user experience and siphoning off a tiny amount of money. A different organization would have had the ability to realize that's a terrible "feature" to add to the OS.
  • JohnFen 1y ago
    I think that "current team" refers to the entire team, not just the software devs. It includes the PMs, marketing people, etc. as well. I think that rayiner is correct, Microsoft isn't capable of making something as good as win2k or win7 anymore.