Roadmap (Table of Contents)
Chronology of Hardcore Software
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If you are looking for a good overview of this substack, see Introducing Hardcore Software.
The following is a chronological table of contents of all posts for Hardcore Software. Each post will link to what came before and what comes next (once that post is out) or you can come here at any time and read the stories in order. You can also use this page as a quick way to find what you’re looking for if you want to share a post with a friend or co-worker.
Each chapter represents a series of posts, usually about five to ten posts. The links will be filled in as posts are mailed out. Threads/Ask-Me-Anything posts will also be listed here as they are added.
Prologue: Becoming a Hacker (1982-1989)
Chapter I (1989-1990)
Chapter II (1990-1993)
Chapter III (1993-1994)
Chapter IV (1994)
Chapter V (1994-1995)
Chapter VI (1995)
Chapter VII (1995-1997)
Chapter VIII (1998-2000)
Forming, Storming, Norming, Performing
Orgs, Reorgs, and a Code Name
Pizza for 20 Million People
Go Get This Rock
We Have a Vision
HTML: One of the Most Destructive Things
Bloat, First Attempt
Outlook Storage, First Attempt
Steve and Steven Get New Jobs
RTM
Steven-San . . . Mother Tree
Chapter IX (1999-2001)
Expanding Office in the Enterprise
Enterprise Agreements
Synergy Times Two
From Vendor to Partner
ILOVEYOU
Watson, Come Here
Split Up Microsoft
Managing a Verdict
Dawn of .NET
Enter SharePoint
Outlook Storage, Take Two
MYR-CDG
Office eXPerience
Chapter X (2001-2003)
Building an Entire Product Line
Office.NOT
NetDocs
Notes on Tablet PC Innovation
**DO NOT FORWARD**
Outlook Pride, Finally
Transitions
Chapter XI (2003-2006)
Betting Big to Fend Off Commoditization
Defining Bloat
Well, How Did We Get Here?
Perfecting the Design
We Love It
We Need Sub-second Keyboard Access
We Must Have Classic Mode
Chapter XII (2006-2007)
Living the Odd-Even Curse
Office Hours
Who Is on Our Team?
The Curse
Decision Making
Agile Execution
Discipline Excellence
The Reorg Pivot
Planning Big Bets
Rebooting the Ecosystem Relationship
Ultimate Speedbumps
I’m a Mac.
Chapter XIII (2007-2010)
Making the Best Windows, Yet
Netbooks Falling from the Sky
All Things D-Day
Welcome to Windows 7
The Golden Master
Launching Windows 7
Chapter XIV (2010)
Reimagining Windows from the Chipset to the Experience
Seventh Time’s a Charm, Maybe?
Facing Disruption
To Worry or Not?
The Magical iPad
A Plan
Chapter XV (2011-2012)
Missing the Revolution
Chipset
Platform
Experience
//build It and They (Might) Come
Surfacing a New Device