069. Mega-Scale, Mega-Complexity [Ch. X]

“So now, when we face a choice between adding features and resolving security issues, we need to choose security.” —BillG in “Trustworthy Computing”

Welcome to Chapter X! This is a free post to welcome in the new chapter.

Starting in late 2000 through 2004, this chapter tells the story of a massive expansion of the Office product line, a dramatic change in the products we built, and a reinvention of how we market Office, while simultaneously tripling and quadrupling down on enterprise customers. In t…