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Windows 7 confirmed by Microsoft
At an internal meeting for its sales force this week, Microsoft confirmed the code name and approximate timing for Windows Vista's successor. The details, such as they are, aren't a huge surprise, but given the dearth of information from Microsoft on its next PC operating system, any confirmation seems notable.
But no big features were revealed, and overall, the slides don't reveal much that most people tracking Windows wouldn't have guessed. For example, one slide says Windows 7 will be "A full OS release," available for businesses and consumers, in both 32- and 64-bit versions. Another slide says the "development philosophy" for future Windows versions includes establishing a "more predictable release schedule," and expanding the "Windows product family" to "deliver value beyond the OS including subscription offerings."
Another slide carries the intriguing title, "Internal Planning Process Detail," but contains mostly generic statements, such as, "Identify and articulate key dev pillars and potential scenarios internally." Elsewhere in the deck, another slide references Windows Vista Service Pack 1 but doesn't give any timing beyond saying it's "next" on the roadmap.
In a statement today, Microsoft described the presentation as part of an "ongoing outreach to enterprise customers and partners ... including Software Assurance customers in particular." The statement confirmed that the company "is scoping Windows '7' development to a three-year timeframe, and then the specific release date will ultimately be determined by meeting the quality bar."
http://blog.seattlepi.nwsource.com/micro...118404.asp
Well, looks like Microsoft is trying to make the next OS to have extremely high quality, which I think confirms that Seven will either be a complete rebuild of the Windows kernel, or that it will be significantly different from the one now.
On another note, I'm a bit disapointed in that they are still going to offer a 32bit version, I think 32bit should be phased out totally by then, and even today, most of the computers out there that people are using are 64bit, and all computers sold today are 64bit. And it's quite likely that any 32bit computer will not be powerful enough to run Windows Seven.
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RE: Windows 7 confirmed by Microsoft
I would add 32 bit only to the weakest version of windows...
Hehe,i'm from the future and i don't want to talk to you about windows 7(not even the name)!
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| 12-19-2007 10:24 PM |
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RE: Windows 7 confirmed by Microsoft
I agree with chaosworrior!
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RE: Windows 7 confirmed by Microsoft
Do you think people will still be using 32bit computers by then? The only computer that I have that is 32bit is my laptop, which I plan to sell soon and is running XP.
Now, they should do like what they did with OS X, drop all legacy code, and go native 64-bit.
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| 02-05-2008 07:40 AM |
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RE: Windows 7 confirmed by Microsoft
I agree - Apple does have the front on that - I totally think everyone should move to 64bit
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RE: Windows 7 confirmed by Microsoft
Well, I would say that just about everyone is using 64bit computers now, as AMD started shipping 64bit CPUs in 2004, and back in 2006 it became mainstream with Inter making 64bit CPUs.
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| 02-05-2008 09:13 AM |
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RE: Windows 7 confirmed by Microsoft
Do you think people will still be using 32bit computers by then? The only computer that I have that is 32bit is my laptop, which I plan to sell soon and is running XP.
Now, they should do like what they did with OS X, drop all legacy code, and go native 64-bit.
well here at my place 70% of users are still using 32 bit,it will not wanquish just like that...
Hehe,i'm from the future and i don't want to talk to you about windows 7(not even the name)!
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RE: Windows 7 confirmed by Microsoft
Well, I find Windows Vista to be quite stable, so long as you don't install bad drivers. Vista does use more resources that it should imho, but then again, just about all computers sold today should handle vista fine.
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| 02-07-2008 10:29 AM |
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RE: Windows 7 confirmed by Microsoft
unfortunately not all windows users do get it...
Hehe,i'm from the future and i don't want to talk to you about windows 7(not even the name)!
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