Microsoft Confirms Windows Seven

[Dark Star]

Windows Seven now has an official ship target — 2010.

At Microsoft’s Global Exchange (MGX) annual sales conference in Orlando this week, Microsoft shared a bit more — albeit at a high level — on Windows Seven, according to a copy of a slide deck I saw that was distributed to the field sales force during the conference. Among the information shared was that Microsoft is anticipating it will take at least three years from now to get the next version of Windows client out the door.

Last time anyone got Microsoft to talk dates about Windows Seven, the next big Windows client release, a Windows exec slipped up and said something about 2009.

Microsoft officials told MGX attendees that the company is currently internally planning Windows Seven. So far, the company has determined Windows Seven will come in both 32- and 64-bit flavors. No word on how many SKUs or any kind of guidance on features was provided, but Microsoft did say it would address both consumer and business segments with Windows Seven. Microsoft is mulling the concept of how to extend Windows Seven with subscription-based services, according to the deck — more like Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack (MDOP), which Microsoft currently offers to its Software Assurance customers, than Windows Live, however.

News source: Mary Jo Foley @ ZDNet

 

[Anish]

Nice, atleast it sounds really cool

 

[Quad Master]

I hope that when its released it shud take care of drivers.

Vista had issues with some hardware.

Many people are there who are still on WinXP even when Vista has so many new features.

I hope that Win Seven when its released is not a let down like Vista.

[This is my personal opinion]

 

[siddharth_menon]

Vista on new hardware works fine ... it has problems with lagacy ones or atleast hardware older than 1yr.

Looking 4ward for Win Seven ...

Dam now once again hav to go though Alpa, beta RC release in these yrs. Would b fun to test them
No end.

 

[pcstore]

I wish if we all can go down to Linux.. will help every one. country like India where no one willing to buy a original MS copy.

 

[memnom]

hmm me still on xp, when 7 comes out i'll be settled in win vista, god i hate these transitions.

 

[Rivunited]

ill only move from windows xp when there is no longer any support from all the software companies!!

 

[KingKrool]

I will say this: the transition from Vista to 7 should hopefully be very uneventful and rather easy.

 

[Anish]

^ A La ME to XP

 

[KingKrool]

No. More like 2000 to XP. I never heard of a program that worked on 2000 but not on XP.