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The plan Mr. Allchin ultimately proposed was an ambitious one. The first step was simple; throw out years of code built into Longhorn and start fresh. They would rebuild Windows into one fresh kernel that was being built - Linux style - for a Windows Server OS. The idea was to make Windows a series of modules built into a core, so that Microsoft could simply plug in features at will without disrupting other modules. The second step, led by Amitabh Srivastava, was to automate the tasks of bug detection and bug fixing, tasks traditionally done by hand.
"It will takes years more for these changes to completely ripple throughout the company, but the hope of Gates, Ballmer, Allchin and the rest of the Microsoft team is not just to write better software, but to survive Google."
Gates & Ballmer might survive Google, but surviving Open Source is a completely different story, it is hopeless. Granted that MS is learning from and adopting Open Source technologies, it is a little too late. MS will never be as low cost as Open Source and users are finding that out every day. Add to that the sweet taste of freedom, MS doesn't have a chance. It is a matter of time.
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Gates & Ballmer might survive Google, but surviving Open Source is a completely different story, it is hopeless. Granted that MS is learning from and adopting Open Source technologies, it is a little too late. MS will never be as low cost as Open Source and users are finding that out every day. Add to that the sweet taste of freedom, MS doesn't have a chance. It is a matter of time.