It seems the Windows Vista farce is far worse than first suspected.

Bill and the Boyz have already put the release date back to the end of the year for businesses, and until 2007 for everyone else.

Now, "Up to 60% of the code in the new consumer version of Microsoft new Vista operating system is set to be rewritten as the Company 'scrambles' to fix internal problems," a Microsoft insider leaked to Australia's Smarthouse.

The story carries the full text of a memo from Kevin Johnson, co-president of the Windows division, to Steven Sinofsky, among others.

He's the new senior vp of the Windows and Windows Live Group and in the memo, "Let's continue to impress customers and partners with our innovation, and drive satisfaction to levels we've never achieved before," says Johnson. "Let's also stay focused on our priorities as we make this transition and align our organization for the future."

Meanwhile, "some observers questioned whether the changes announced Thursday are deep and broad enough to avoid another debacle like the delays of Windows Vista, a project whose scale and complexity pushed Microsoft's development process to its limit," says the Seattle Times.

The 'observers' aren't alone.

Should 50-Billion Bill ask Mitchell 'Firefox' Baker for a hand, do you think?

Stay tuned.

Also See:
Vista farce - Vista release now 2007, March 22, 2006
Smarthouse - 60% Of Windows Vista Code To Be Rewritten, March 24, 2003
Seattle Times - Executives face big challenge in Windows unit, March 24, 2006