Windows 7 to be released in 2009
TG Daily claim to have uncovered a roadmap for Windows 7 which is to be released in 2009. Windows 7 is being fast-tracked.
Several industry sources have confirmed to TG Daily that a very early version of Windows 7, previously code-named Blackcomb Vienna, already has been shipped to “key partners” as a “Milestone 1″ (M1) code drop for validation purposes. A roadmap received by TG Daily indicates that the new operating system will be introduced in the second half of 2009.
While it has generally been believed that Windows 7 was scheduled for a 2010 release, Microsoft has revised the roadmap and apparently moved up the release date. A recently distributed roadmap of the OS lists a release to manufacturing in the second half of 2009. Microsoft declined to comment on this date.
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Qquestion is, will it be fast enough to save Microsoft from loosing big contracts. Seems when ever I read the news on Novell another large company is shifting it’s desktops to them.
I thought that Microsoft were building an entire OS from scratch, not Windows oriented at all
Anyway, I don’t really care for a new OS that is supposed to be released in 2009
It will be awesome! cause what bill gates mentioned in an intreview there are many great features wich was cutted off from vista cause the pc’s today and the hardware cant handle it ! like 100% supports for touch screen and alot more!!! i think the intel quad procceser will bearly handle the new features ( beside the touch screen)
u can see alot of vista early demos and even 1 official video of vienna and some of the great features in youtube
and personaly i love vista it so much better than Xp!!
and i work in pc support company…it made my life easier in alot of ways!!
Vista is the windows ME of this generation.
I’m really looking forward to this OS.
With the new filesystem and all.
The first known build of Windows 7 was identified as a “Milestone 1 (M1) code drop” according to reports sent to TG Daily and has a version number of 6.1.6519.1 according to various reports. It was sent to key Microsoft partners in January 2008 in both x86 and x64 versions.[1][11] Though not yet confirmed by Microsoft, reviews and screenshots have been published by various sources.[12] Features described include Gadgets being integrated into Windows Explorer, a Gadget for Windows Media Center, and a new XPS Viewer. An included feedback tool reportedly lists the ability to store Internet Explorer settings on a Windows Live account, Windows Presentation Foundation versions of Calculator, Paint and WordPad, and a 10 minute install process as coming features.
Source: Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_7
Microsoft probably put vista out knowing it would suck and then 2 years later make even more money with a new and probably a very reliable new OS…seriously they probably will make it good – i mean xp was a good operating system. better than its predecessors and vista
Windows 7 pushed forward 10:51AM, Wednesday 23rd January 2008
Reports are suggesting that Microsoft is considering pushing forward the release date of Windows 7, its successor to Vista.
APC Magazine claims to have seen Microsoft’s roadmap for the operating system, and reports that the software giant is gunning for a 2009 release to manufacturing, a year earlier than initially planned.
The roadmap apparently contains three distinct milestone builds for Windows 7, with the first build, M1, apparently already shipped to partners for code validation.
http://www.computershopper.co.uk/news/158973/windows-7-pushed-forward.html
Vista was supposed to lead a new era for Microsoft’s Windows operating systems, with its stylish aero graphical user interface and many security improvements. But while it has delivered a rather solid experience for many, it has also met with harsh criticism for its low hardware support, high system requirements, relatively poor performance, and in a nutshell for supposedly not making big enough improvements over Windows XP.
Despite Microsoft claiming that the upcoming Windows 7 isn’t even close to completion and insisting Vista will be around for a while, the software giant has already handed over a test version of their next-gen operating system to a technical committee that is overseeing Microsoft’s compliance with its antitrust settlement.
While the submission of Windows 7 to the technical committee doesn’t reveal much about the operating system, it does indicate how serious Microsoft is in getting its next client OS out the door. The company has talked up a 2010 release for Windows 7. That’s three years after Vista’s release, whereas the much-condemned Vista came more than five years after the introduction of its predecessor.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/03/12/AR2008031203036.html