Microsoft Shifting
B20– The leadership at Microsoft is shuffling its change agents around to adapt to an increasingly open source and perpetual beta world –
One of [Steven] Sinofsky’s main tasks in his new role will be to revamp the way that software is developed and pushed out the door. And it won’t be enough to just crack the whip on deadlines. He’ll also have to get Microsoft (Research) to embrace a new model of programming born on the Web — the “perpetual beta” — in which programmers continuously improve software with new features rather than wait to roll them up into a big release every few years.
It will be interesting to see how this plays out. Most structural innovations occur in the business world first because it is a more fluid/flexible environment than government – although that will hopefully be changing in the future.
-Shlok
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