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MS may have 2,000 developers working on Windows 7

ComputerWorld Reports: "Microsoft Corp.'s head of engineering for the Windows 7 operating system said there are 25 "feature teams" of about 100 employees each working on the upcoming replacement to Windows Vista.

Windows 7 teams work on anything from external features, such as user interfaces, to under-the-hood areas such as networking, according to Steven Sinofsky, Microsoft senior vice president for Windows and Windows Live engineering, in a Monday posting at the new "Engineering Windows 7" blog.

"We create feature teams with n developers, n testers, and 1/2n program managers," Sinofsky wrote in a four-page blog that introduced his views on managing large-scale software development. "On average a feature team is about 40 developers across the Windows 7 project."

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Cajun Chicken6463d ago

This version better'd fix all the compatibility issues that dragged it down.

Hey before people debate, what other choice do I have for an easy to use operating system?

BBCnewsrocks6463d ago

is good in vista, but i think that the usability, functionality and amount of compatibility that xp has is way better than vista. hopefully 7 will look as good if not better than vista but be as good as xp.

TheIneffableBob6463d ago

Your three main choices for an easy to use operating system would be Windows XP, Mac OS X, and Ubuntu.

The Lazy One6463d ago

after living in redmond, I seriously wouldn't be surprised if there were upwards of 5,000

cmrbe6463d ago

there is a replacement for vista coming out soon?.

trancefreak6463d ago

I like vista its good 4 me. I just dont like 360 its like their evil offspring.

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Microsoft Gaming Revenue Drops 7% Year-on-Year, Content and Services Down 5%, Xbox Hardware Down 33%

Microsoft announced its financial results for Q3 of fiscal year 2026, including an update on its gaming Xbox business and more.

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Jin_Sakai20h ago(Edited 20h ago)

Not looking good. Hopefully Asha Sharma is able to turn Phil’s disaster around.

dveio13h ago

To me it's still quite remarkable how they can cash-in 5.3bn in revenue in a single quarter, since their hardware is basically dead.

Jingsing11h ago

The stock mark is what makes Microsoft remarkable, They have convinced every institutional and retail investor to just keep piling money into them. Like many big tech giants they are just a big growing pyramid scheme. As long as people keep dropping money into ETF's that cover the market Microsoft will always be liquid. At the same time it is completely stifling innovation and competition. People need to start being more discreet in how they invest their money as it's killing the system.

Tanktopmaster9212h ago

Once they re-evaluate exclusive all will be fine….

S2Killinit12h ago

Riiiiight because people will just flock back to them for one or two games per year.

Jingsing12h ago

15+ years of bad performance is what they call irreparable in business. It is time for them to sell off the assets and get out of entertainment.

Tanktopmaster9210h ago

These declines are on the back of extra revenue received from releasing games like Forza horizon 5 on PlayStation. So I’m being sarcastic here when I said they should go back to exclusives. Killing off a revenue stream from Ps5 sales will only make things worse

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Report: Injustice 3 in Development at NetherRealm Studios

Thanks to the slip-up of an artist working on the title, we now have more evidence that a new Injustice game is in the works.

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Spiders Studio, Developers of GreedFall: The Dying World, Announce Liquidation of the Company

Spiders: "We're going to cut straight to the chase so you're not left wondering: After a long period without clear answers, we have received confirmation that Spiders is being liquidated.

What does it mean? This means the company as a whole no longer exists. We'll cease our functions immediately. The planned DLC will release via Nacon, and then-- well, that's it.

We're sorry that it's come to this and would like to thank each and every one of you for your support over the years.

If you have any questions or run into issues with your games, please contact Nacon directly as we'll no longer be able to reply."