The decision to limit customization options in Windows interface components like the taskbar may be motivated by scheduling constraints rather than just technical complexity.

“I bet it was a scheduling decision when they rewrote the Start menu. I think they rewrote it because it's different than the old taskbar. And somebody was tasked with, "You've got to deliver this set of functionality, and if I cut out putting it on the left and the top and the right and two rows of ”