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Google+ Was the Company's Equivalent to Microsoft's Disastrous Windows Vista
“This was Google's Windows Longhorn slash Windows Vista. In our Microsoft saga, we talked about how Vista slash Longhorn was the most damaging thing to the company because of the distraction and the siphoning of resources and the best talent away from working o…”
Rosenthal: Microsoft lost process power during the Ballmer era
“I think process power, I would argue, they actually lost during this era. I mean, the Blackcomb Longhorn Vista thing illustrates that.”
Rosenthal: Windows 7 succeeded by being a reliable 'Toyota Camry' rather than ambitious
“Windows at this point in time didn't need technical vision. It was trying to be the Dodge Viper. That's what Longhorn was. It needed to be the Toyota Camry. And he comes in, and he makes Windows Seven the Toyota Camry of PC operating systems.”