[Software] Windows 7! ( Windows Vista's Sucessor)

[Hellsing834]

Windows 7 (formerly known as Blackcomb and Vienna) is the working name for the next major version of Microsoft Windows as the successor of Windows Vista. Microsoft has announced that it is "scoping Windows 7 development to a three-year timeframe", and that "the specific release date will ultimately be determined by meeting the quality bar. Windows 7 is expected to be released sometime in 2010.The client versions of Windows 7 will ship in both 32-bit and 64-bit versions. A server variant, codenamed Windows Server 7, is also under development.

Microsoft is maintaining a policy of silence concerning discussion of plans and aspirations for Windows 7 as they focus on the release and marketing of Windows Vista, stating that Microsoft does not want to promise features and then fail to deliver, as happened with Windows Vista Ultimate,[5] though some early details of various core operating system features have emerged. As a result, little is known about the feature set, though public presentations from company officials have disseminated information about some features. Leaked information from people to whom Milestone 1 (M1) of Windows 7 was shipped also provides some insight into the feature set.


Windows 7 has reached the Milestone 1 (M1) stage and has been made available to key partners. According to reports sent to TG Daily, the build adds support for systems using multiple heterogeneous graphics cards and a new version of Windows Media Center. New features in Milestone 1 also reportedly include Gadgets being integrated into Windows Explorer, a Gadget for Windows Media Center, the ability to visually pin and unpin items from the Start Menu and Recycle Bin, improved media features, a new XPS Viewer, and the Calculator accessory is multi-line featuring Programmer and Statistics modes along with unit conversion.

Reports indicate that a feedback tool included in Milestone 1 lists some coming features: the ability to store Internet Explorer settings on a Windows Live account, updated versions of Paint and WordPad, and a 10 minute install process. In addition, improved network connection tools might be included.

A new feature in build 6574, Windows Health Center, allows the user to monitor all of their PC's health problems, and concerns in one place. It allows turning User Account Control on and off, and monitoring 3rd party anti-virus programs, firewalls, etc.[citation needed]

In the demonstration of Windows 7 at D6, the operating system featured multi-touch, including a virtual piano program, a directions program and a more advanced paint program.


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I think not many people are gonna buy this, just like vista, its gonna be unstable when it comes out.

But then some people that wanna stay up-to-date will get this. I guess we should look forward to this release xD. Kinda makes you think the Vista will loose focus after this is out! But we never know!

[kn0tty]

I hope they learned something with vista..
if they pull another one like they did with vista then they are gonna send everyone to linix
or mac..

[Hellsing834]

they actually might do that.

But more importantly, i think they will focus more on making fixes for 7 then Vista =[. That would actaully stink lol. And i dont see the point of releasing a new os in just 2 Years. Thas like a plan to get rid of customer, but lets wait and see what happens lol.

[randomasdf]

They were showing it at d6, but it didn't seem all too impressive. It also seems to borrow alot from microsoft surface

[manubaba]

i will surely try windows 7 when it launch.

[Hellsing834]

Originally Posted by randomasdf

They were showing it at d6, but it didn't seem all too impressive. It also seems to borrow alot from microsoft surface

yeah, looks alot like Vista but lets see...

[preyesh]

microsoft are a intelligent lot

they have a trump card up their sleeve

[Hellsing834]

Originally Posted by preyesh

microsoft are a intelligent lot

they have a trump card up their sleeve

yea but see, this might now work out right, mainly because XP is just fading into the Background while people are still facing software compatability issues with Vista, and not many peple have started making softwares for vista, Majority of software producers offer vista products but not many, so thats where the problem is gonna come in, when people get Windows 7, producers will have to just make Software for that and vista, so like XP is just gonna be gone out the window.

[bms016]

Originally Posted by Hellsing834

Majority of software producers offer vista products but not many

do you see how that doesn't make sense?


anyhow, at the point in the game, now that SP1 is out, vista will begin to surpass XP in users.

And keep in mind that sales numbers do not include people like me that use cracked versions of vista

[LazX0rUz]

Honestly... I think XP will stay with us for a long time now. It's still going very strong, and altought Vista now as SP1... it's still very buggy. That is why I think this Win7 is coming so soon... because MS knows the screwed up big time with this vista disaster. It's been almost 2 years since Vista's release and it still sucks in a lot of areas that are important to ppl like me in Video Editing.

Windows 7 "anticipation"? NAH!!!!

just my opinion.