I've worked with two ex-Microsoft developers, and they've led me to believe otherwise.
Neither of them worked on the Windows team, but they were around when Vista was released. From their descriptions, management seemed very confident that Vista was going to be a resounding success. Apparently a lot of the rank-and-file developers had serious doubts about the product, and management didn't want to hear it.
Granted, that's anecdotal and things could have changed since then. Somehow I doubt it though.
I've worked with two ex-Microsoft developers, and they've led me to believe otherwise.
Neither of them worked on the Windows team, but they were around when Vista was released. From their descriptions, management seemed very confident that Vista was going to be a resounding success. Apparently a lot of the rank-and-file developers had serious doubts about the product, and management didn't want to hear it.
Granted, that's anecdotal and things could have changed since then. Somehow I doubt it though.