It’s been a while since part two of this series appeared, but for once, I can’t blame myself: Microsoft has been curiously quiet about Windows 7 in the interim, so there hasn’t been much to say. But in recent weeks, things have finally heated up: The Microsoft executives most directly responsible for Windows 7–Steven Sinofsky and Jon DeVaan–have started the Engineering Windows 7 blog, which they pledge to update regularly. And I’ve gotten my hands on a second interim build of Windows 7, which should lead to some interesting discussion.
Transparency vs. translucency
But that’s for the future. For now, let’s examine Microsoft’s communications about Windows 7 thus far this year. The roots of this discussion date back to a mid-2007 decision by Sinofsky, who penned a memo to co-workers that was first revealed by Mary Jo Foley in her Microsoft 2.0 blog. Here is part of it, with a few comments thrown in for perspective. I have bolded certain passages for emphasis.
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