Windows 7
Some of This infomation was taken from http://www.windowsvienna.com/ and verious site of the web via google i will try to referance where possible. I have added a few things. here and dot fommated it
Codename and relase name?
Microsoft revealed a new name for the upcoming operating system: "Windows 7" - as it is built upon the 7.0 version of the NT Kernel. The name, however, is similar to what "Longhorn" was for the Vista operating system - a codename that will be changed soon before the release of the final version.
Release Date
Several sources found via google have confirmed 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. These sources tell A roadmap received by TG Daily indicates that the new operating system will be introduced in the second half of 2009.
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64bit or x86
This has not been confirmed however the version of Windows 7 M1 allegadly to have alrady been shiped to key partners was both x86 and 64bit compatible. It is belived that the server version (what ever the name of that is) will be 64bit only.
Windows 7 Expected Features
MinWin
MinWin is a stripped down version of the Windows kernel that will be used as the foundation for Windows Vienna. MinWin is composed of approximately 100 files totalizing 25MB on disk and 40MB set up, in comparison with Vista which is made up of over 5000 files and approximatley 2500MB on disk.
Since MinWin is simply an effort from Microsoft to bring the kernel down to the smallest possible size in order to achieve the best efficiency for the upcoming versions of Windows, it will not be a kernel that is going to be distributed all by itself but merely a starting point for the next generation of operating systems built by Microsoft that break the legacy with the Vista operating system and its ancestors.
Touch Feature
A Microsoft blogger Hilton Locke said that “I will say that if you are impressed by the “touch features” in the iPhone, you’ll be blown away by what’s coming in Windows 7. Now if only we could convince more OEMs that Windows Touch Technology is going to drive their sales.”
Bill GatesAlso Bill Gates, the chairman of Microsoft, talked on 6th January 2008 at International Consumer Electronics Show. He said “The first digital decade was largely driven by the keyboard and the mouse. Just in the last two years we’ve started to see the emergence of other modes of interaction. Touch on the Windows PC, touch on the iPhone, the Surface device that we’re talking about. We started to see speech, - the Tellme capability - built into the phone, the Ford Sync, where you get to talk and interact with your media or your phone capabilities.”
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MS have release a wish list
Microsoft released the “top feature request list” which is created from the feedbacks of Windows users. The features aren’t listed in a particular order, they break down into various categories depending on which part of Windows the feature request falls under. Many features are about IE and Office implementation like “session restore function” and “download manager in IE”. There are even requests like “ability to back up Xbox 360 games to a PC“. Some of this list can be seen here ---><---
FAQ
Q: Is Microsoft working on an operating system after Windows Vista?
A: Yes. The next client version of Windows was originally codenamed “Blackcomb,” though the company renamed it to “Windows Vienna” in early 2006 and to “Windows Seven” or “Windows 7″ more recently. I prefer Vienna,
Q: Why Windows 7?
Since Windows Vista is really Windows NT 6.0, Windows 7 will presumably be version NT 7.0.
Q: I heard that Windows Vista will be the last major OS release from Microsoft. Is that true?
A: No. Windows-based PCs will continue to form the center of our digital lifestyles, and as Microsoft executives have noted in recent days, there are still plenty of areas in which Microsoft can improve Windows. Some obvious examples include voice recognition and storage.
Q: What features will be included in Windows Vienna?
A: Microsoft hasn’t publicly committed to any features for Vienna and the company is currently still deciding what this next Windows release will look like. We do know a few things about Vienna, however: It will include a new version of Windows Explorer that is being built by the same team that designed the Ribbon user interface in Office 2007. It will likely include some form of the “Hypervisor” (Windows Virtualization) technologies that will ship shortly after Windows Server “Longhorn”. It will also likely include the WinFS (Windows Future Storage) technologies, though they won’t be packaged or branded as WinFS.
Q: Will Microsoft release any Windows updates between now and Vienna?
A: Yes. Windows Vista Service Pack 1 (SP1, codenamed “Fiji”) will ship simultaneously with Windows Server “Longhorn” and will include a new kernel version that makes that release up to date with the kernel version in Longhorn. Fiji will almost certainly include a revision to the Media Center software in Windows Vista as well. For these reasons, we might consider Fiji a major release for a service pack. Certainly, no previous service pack has ever included a major release for a service pack. Certainly, no previous service pack has ever included a major kernel update.
Q: Are the screen shots ?
A: Well there are pictures avalible on the web that state that they are screen shots of Windows 7. They appear to be fake to most commented users, and indeen there are some silly spelling mistakes that indicate that they are fake. Im not going to post the links here as most of the site contained a huge about of browser hijacks and what not.
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That is all i have time at the moment. I have began to read that this relase of Windows will be a Sucription like relase, where you will pay a monthy/yearly fee for the use of the program much like AV are today. I have not read much on it yes so feel free to fill me in.