Joel on Software looks at the badly implemented “off” function in Windows Vista, where the user has to choose between 9 menu options whenever they want to exit Windows. It may be a small example, but it highlights the problems resulting from bureaucracy within the company. Cutting the red-tape would mean better-designed Microsoft products and faster implementation - and, consequently, more money for the company.

Joel Spolsky’s post on turning off Vista is here, and the one on Microsoft bureaucracy is here. Via ‘The Windows Shutdown Crapfest’ on Moblog, here.

Posted Sunday, August 12th, 2007 @ 5:00 pm
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