Some people think Windows client development happens by one or a few teams working togheter. Microsoft shared more information on how Windows 7 is being made: a whopping 25 different feature teams:
There’s a lot to building an org structure for a large team, but the most important part is planning the work of the team. This planning is integral to realizing our goal of improving the overall consistency and “togetherness” for Windows 7. So rather than think of one big org, or two teams, we say that the Windows 7 engineering team is made up of about 25 different feature teams.
A feature team represents those that own a specific part of Windows 7—the code, features, quality, and overall development. The feature teams represent the locus of work and coordination across the team. This also provides a much more manageable size—feature teams fit in meeting spaces, can go to movies, and so on. On average a feature team is about 40 developers, but there are a variety of team sizes. There are two parts to a feature team: what the team works on and who makes up a team.
A whole lot more information at the source!
Reference :
http://blogs.msdn.com/e7/archive/2008/08/18/windows_5F00_7_5F00_team.aspx
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