Microsoft Windows Officially Broken

Very interesting article which describes new internal coding practices at Microsoft. Because of the complexity of the new version of windows codenamed Vista they discarded all the code written and started to build at a new - first kernel and then adding other modules one by one. Not trying to write all at once but piece by piece.
Finally some sense...

Microsoft Windows Officially Broken

Windows was broken and Microsoft has admitted it. In an unprecedented attempt to explain its Longhorn problems and how it abandoned its traditional way of working, the normally secretive software giant has given unparalleled access to The Wall Street Journal, even revealing how Vice President Jim Allchin, personally broke the bad news to Bill Gates.