Incorrect- Windows 8 had just as much dev/test/pm overhead for the features- Sinofsky was all about process (and triads). Windows 8 was the result of feature p

Incorrect- Windows 8 had just as much dev/test/pm overhead for the features- Sinofsky was all about process (and triads). Windows 8 was the result of feature prioritization based on incorrect/skewed customer intelligence. Management knew what they wanted and skewed the market research to validate their position. Dev/test/pm then set to work validating and polishing the wrong features. My guess what has changed is with the death of the SDET role that Windows feature planning is no longer test-constrained (for better or worse) and thus can greenlight features such as this. But before you say 'I can get that done in 2 days'- take into account automated testing, localization, accessibility testing, security review, documentation, etc.