While not Apple related...I couldn't help myself from commenting on Microsoft's disastrous release of the Windows 7 Beta today. This past Wednesday night, Microsoft's CEO, Steve Ballmer announced the Windows 7 Beta would be open to the public on a limited basis. Upon the release of the software on Friday, Microsoft's servers were flooded with traffic. Downloads started failing, users couldn't obtain software keys and the Microsoft web site reported "server busy". How does a company like Microsoft allow this to happen? Either the Microsoft infrastructure is weaker than anyone ever thought or they completely underestimated the level of interest. At the end of the day, this story is probably only important to Windows power users and Windows evangelist. It does speak to Microsoft's inability to properly plan and support the single largest marketing effort to date of the next version of Windows. We can't let Apple off the hook either. They were guilty of poor infrastructure planning from a past iPhone and Touch release. Windows users anxious to get their hands on Windows 7 can keep an eye on Microsoft's Windows 7 Blog for the latest news.
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