Windows 8 Technical Documentation for Antitrust Authorities Continues to Pile Up

Last Updated on Sunday, 4 July 2010 02:55 Written by Mire_B Sunday, 4 July 2010 02:55

From the JOINT STATUS REPORT ON MICROSOFT’S COMPLIANCE WITH THE FINAL JUDGMENTS (here)

Robert Muglia, the President for Microsoft’s Server and Tools Business, continues to manage the documentation effort along with additional senior product engineering team managers.

Approximately 500 Microsoft employees and contingent staff are involved in work on the MCPP technical documentation. Given the substantial overlap between the MCPP and the European Work Group Server Protocol Program and Microsoft Interoperability Program, all of these individuals’ work relates to all three programs or is exclusive to the MCPP. Of these, approximately 235 product team engineers and program managers are actively involved in the creation and review of the technical content of the documentation, including periodic work on TDI resolution as well as developing new content for the next version of Windows Client and Windows Server. Because of varying areas of expertise, not all of these product team employees are working on the documentation at any given time. For example, many of the MCPP documents currently do not have any associated TDIs. In other months, these same product teams may have multiple TDIs to resolve and/or additional content to draft and spend most or all of their time on projects relating to the protocol documentation.

In addition, there are approximately 28 full-time employees and approximately 72 contingent staff working as technical writers, editors, and production technicians. Additionally, as the protocol testing effort continues, approximately 20 full-time employees and approximately 140 contingent and vendor staff work as software test designers, test engineers, and test architects. Significant attention to and involvement in the technical documentation and the MCPP extend through all levels of the Microsoft organization and draw upon the resources of numerous product engineering, business, technical, and legal groups, as well as company management.

Microsoft Already Producing Windows 8 Documentation for Antitrust Regulators in the US

Last Updated on Saturday, 19 December 2009 09:05 Written by Mire_B Saturday, 19 December 2009 09:05

Microsoft is not wasting any time in getting ready the technical documentation required as a part of a lost antitrust lawsuit in the United States. It appears that the company is already producing content as a part of the technical documentation required of Windows 8 client and Window 8 Server by the US Department of Justice.

What is interesting is the fact that in the latest public report on Microsoft’s compliance with the anti-monopoly decision against it, there’s no mention of Windows 8 bits. This means that Microsoft has yet to produce the first build of Windows 8 that can be handed over to antitrust regulators for pre-release testing. Traditionally, DOJ has been among the first organizations globally to get the latest releases of Windows, since the first builds are produced by Microsoft.

From DOJ: Robert Muglia, the President for Microsoft’s Server and Tools Business, continues to manage the documentation effort along with additional senior product engineering team managers.

Approximately 500 Microsoft employees and contingent staff are involved in work on the MCPP (Microsoft Communications Protocol Program) technical documentation. Given the substantial overlap between the MCPP and the European Work Group Server Protocol Program, all of these individuals’ work relates to both programs or is exclusive to the MCPP. Of these, approximately 263 product team engineers and program managers are actively involved in the creation and review of the technical content of the documentation, including periodic work on TDI (technical documentation issues) resolution as well as developing new content for the next version of Windows Client and Windows Server. Because of varying areas of expertise, not all of these product team employees are working on the documentation at any given time. For example, many of the MCPP documents currently do not have any associated TDIs. In other months, these same product teams may have multiple TDIs to resolve and/or additional content to draft and spend most or all of their time on projects relating to the protocol documentation.

In addition, there are approximately 29 full-time employees and approximately 57 contingent staff working as technical writers, editors, and production technicians. Additionally, as the protocol testing effort continues, approximately 40 full-time employees and approximately 110 contingent and vendor staff work as software test designers, test engineers, and test architects. Significant attention to and involvement in the technical documentation and the MCPP extend through all levels of the Microsoft organization and draw upon the resources of numerous product engineering, business, technical, and legal groups, as well as company management.