Right up front, there are a couple of things to consider about this Bill Gates rant.

1. The email written by Bill Gates was done in 2003.
2. He is speaking about frustration with a select problem, so do not take this as him giving up on Windows altogether.

What got me thinking were these words being muttered from the man himself.

Quote:

I am quite disappointed at how Windows Usability has been going backwards and the program management groups don’t drive usability issues.  

Wow, this speaks volumes as to the frustration Bill must have been dealing with when trying to work with Windows Movie Maker, an application that is supposed to be user friendly. Still, there is an alarming item that we all ought to be looking into is the concern over general Windows usability. This alone is something that to this day, I believe is going largely unaddressed with Windows. Not saying OS X or Linux is any better in this dept, but perhaps an indicator that the almighty dollar has lost this match and even Bill Gates himself is finding himself frustrated with shortcuts taken to rush deadlines.