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Microsoft shifts researchers to Windows unit

malebolgia   on 03 August 2004 - 20:20 · 28 comments & 2740 views

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Not wasting anytime with the release of Longhorn Microsoft is shifting around its work force. About 70 employees from Microsoft’s Research unit will be working on Longhorn now. They will put to use the techniques/technologies they created in Microsoft's Research unit. Looks like Microsoft is finally taking some more action rather than just talk about Longhorn.

Microsoft is shifting about 70 technical staff from its research unit into its Windows effort as the company gears up for Longhorn, the next major release of the operating system.

The developers, who had been studying various ways of improving programmer productivity, will now focus their efforts on improving all phases of Windows development, including design, testing and sustained engineering. The move is among the largest shifts of workers from the company's research unit to a product group.

"We're continuing to both grow and spin out organizations into the greater Microsoft, as time goes on," Microsoft Research head Rick Rashid said in a speech at yesterday's Microsoft Faculty Summit. The workers will be part of a new Center for Software Excellence, under the leadership of Corporate Vice President Amitabh Srivastava. "CSE now is going to be responsible for all of the key tools within Microsoft," Rashid said. About 25 other workers that had been working on the programmer productivity project will remain in Microsoft Research.

News source: C|Net News.com


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#1 chacho on 03 Aug 2004 - 20:25
excellent
#2 JohnO on 03 Aug 2004 - 20:27
that means they dont want it to slip into 2006 or worse

or they dont want it to suck!
#3 AminoSC on 03 Aug 2004 - 20:33
I'm ready for the betas! Bring it!

AminoSC
#4 Kracal on 03 Aug 2004 - 20:40
Great News
#5 nX07 on 03 Aug 2004 - 20:42
Great news indeed!
#6 lylesback2 on 03 Aug 2004 - 20:52
i love this line

"Looks like Microsoft is finally taking some more action rather than just talk about Longhorn."
#7 SkaterAustin on 03 Aug 2004 - 21:05
beta 1! beta 1! hehe waiten thats gonna be awesom testing... good job microsoft.. they still neeed a 2006 release tho and make sure theres not gonna be problems like security etc.. but wat ever security is known by em but oh well..
(2 replies) #8 tronmaster on 03 Aug 2004 - 21:33
Hmm. I wonder if SP2 for XP is finally done, its now getting to the nitty gritty of the next Operating System!! Oh wait, isn't XP Reloaded coming out in October or November this year?
#8.1 Andareed on 03 Aug 2004 - 22:02
I thought they scrapped xp relodaed.
#8.2 epple on 03 Aug 2004 - 23:09
It isn't even an OS. It was/is a marketing campaign.
#9 Jugalator on 03 Aug 2004 - 21:34
Yay, finally some good news!

I guess the developers are happy too. At least I would find developing Longhorn more fun than a service pack.
#10 SoLiD_MasteR on 03 Aug 2004 - 21:37
I wish to have it Q4 2005
(2 replies) #11 pctuk on 03 Aug 2004 - 21:42
Anyone that has been watching Channel 9 will have seen some of the remarkable things that MS research is working on - it's hugely encouraging that MS is deploying this resource to work on Longhorn.
#11.1 AV0X on 03 Aug 2004 - 22:20
That video with the images was amazing, I wonder if it comes standard with longhorn.
#11.2 pctuk on 04 Aug 2004 - 06:10
Yeh, that would be great. Even the small improvement to drag and drop would be very cool.
(3 replies) #12 Xeron on 03 Aug 2004 - 22:21
What is it with these executive summaries at the top of news postings now? It's all very well but since we're just posting news from other sources, you'll find that most places put an executive summary at the top of news posts anyway. If it was original news then fine, but it seems every post needs it now when it isn't necessary.

I mean look at this one. The 'executive summary' is basically said in the first sentence of the actual artical. I don't think that there are many people here who need that sentence expanded and explained to them.

I know someone mentioned it when it first started happening, and at the time I didn't care either way but now they are just explaining the obvious. Soon we'll be seeing posts like...
QUOTE
Microsoft have finally released Windows XP Service Pack 2 to manufacturing. This is a great move by Microsoft, allowing end users the chance to experience an environment with greater security and reliability.
Sources say that Microsoft have now released Windows XP Service Pack 2. This patch for the popular operating system will allow end users to enjoy a higher level of security and reliability...



...in fact, where the hell did the news about SP2 go?

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#12.1 vetmalebolgia on 04 Aug 2004 - 14:54
They're not going away anytime soon.
#12.2 Xeron on 04 Aug 2004 - 18:00
In his personal opinion, but one that he believes other people agree with, Xeron wishes that executive summaries be used sparingly and not simply repeat the first paragraph of the actual news report
Some of the summaries are OK but I believe that they shouldn't just repeat the first paragraph of text. I'm sure I'm not the only person to think this.
#12.3 WishX on 05 Aug 2004 - 08:13
As was explained the last time this came up, it's basically a general overview of the whole article so people can get the "gist" of it without having to read through the bulk of it only to find they were really interested at all. That's why it's called a "summery." Often summeries entail more than just the first few lines or even first few paragraphs of the article. Many time they are (what's the word? oh yes...) summaries of the entire article, not just what you see when you scroll down Neowin's main page.
#13 KzR on 03 Aug 2004 - 22:28
Great!
#14 tktino on 03 Aug 2004 - 22:51
Ya! We Indians Rule sorry. im just very hyper
#15 DrunkenMaster on 03 Aug 2004 - 23:11
Is there any way to provide Feature Requests for Longhorn yet? I have a few ideas...
(1 reply) #16 limok on 04 Aug 2004 - 00:53
we pakistanis rule, mate
#16.1 T-Metal on 04 Aug 2004 - 18:39
#17 brianshapiro on 04 Aug 2004 - 04:44
tktino white europeans rule
(2 replies) #18 scoobydoobie on 04 Aug 2004 - 11:30
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What is it with these executive summaries at the top of news postings now?

I agree. Do we really need a commentary on these subjects? I've mentioned this before. These little self quotes seem to be nothing more than personal opinions. Just stick the headline up there, we don't need someone else's opinion at the beginning of the newstory.
#18.1 vetmalebolgia on 04 Aug 2004 - 14:54
Then don't read it.
#18.2 WishX on 05 Aug 2004 - 08:19
Then don't re -- oh, yes... what Malebolgia said.

Here's an easy flow chart for you. You can print it out and refer to it when visiting Neowin in the future.

Step 1: Read Headline.
If Interested, proceed to Step 2.
If Not Interested, proceed to Step 5.

Step 2: Read Executive Summary.
If Interested, proceed to Step 3.
If Not Interested, proceed to Step 5.

Step 3: Read Paragraphs of Story Listed on Main Page.
If Interested, proceed to Step 4.
If Not Interested, proceed to Step 5.

Step 4: Click on Soucre: Link to Read Complete News Story.

Step 5: Move on to Next News Post on Neowin.

I never thought I'd have to stop and spell it out for some people, but apparently some people feel they are trapped in a vicious cycle of having to read every letter posted on Neowin's main page.

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