Next Windows Version - In 2009?!?
Published by: Codrut Nistor, in News
April4th2008
As long as Windows Vista is still far from being adopted by a large mass of users, and the long-awaited service pack passed by pretty quietly, I guess this huge effort from Microsoft will go down in history as a second Windows Millenium Edition, despite the fact Vista doesn't have all the problems Windows ME had. Anyway, it's good to see Microsoft looks ahead, and the most surprising fact is that Bill Gates just said the next Windows version may arrive as early as 2009!
So far, it was known that Microsoft said to expect the new Windows version, code-named Windows 7, to arrive approximately 3 years after Vista's release, which happened in January 2007. In the end, it seems Bill Gates was talking about a first public Alpha, or maybe even a Beta version, but I don't think we'll have Windows 7 ready to roll next year, but...who can tell?
The best part of the entire Windows Vista vs. Windows 7 vs. Windows XP story is that, in the end, Microsoft decided to keep Windows XP Home available untile either June 30, 2010, or one year after the release of Windows 7. There is only one reason for this - the expanding market of ultra-low-cost PCs (ULCPC), and not customer satisfaction, but let's simply hope Windows 7 will be a better OS than Vista!
So far, it was known that Microsoft said to expect the new Windows version, code-named Windows 7, to arrive approximately 3 years after Vista's release, which happened in January 2007. In the end, it seems Bill Gates was talking about a first public Alpha, or maybe even a Beta version, but I don't think we'll have Windows 7 ready to roll next year, but...who can tell?
The best part of the entire Windows Vista vs. Windows 7 vs. Windows XP story is that, in the end, Microsoft decided to keep Windows XP Home available untile either June 30, 2010, or one year after the release of Windows 7. There is only one reason for this - the expanding market of ultra-low-cost PCs (ULCPC), and not customer satisfaction, but let's simply hope Windows 7 will be a better OS than Vista!
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2 Comments on Next Windows Version - In 2009?!?
On 04/06/2008 at 6:34 pm ar-lock said:
Hmm. how long did vista take to program?
My take on this is that Gates&Co want to appear stong when they are weak.
perfect solution?
lie lie lie. (a perfect os that will support legacy etc etc in one year!!) (thats why 'we' have been ignoring vista, were busy making the perfect produt) If they told the truth about their 5+ year endevor to not screw up again, people would just bite the "bullet" and learn linux. or purge their wallet for osx. whatever... microsoft can learn linux too, after they aquire yahoo... :P
maybe the'll have a change of heart too, and release the 98 code gpl ... eaither way have fun running xp till 2010, losers!
On 04/07/2008 at 3:41 am Wes P said:
Gotta say... I love the link to Little Mermaid Sparkle Girl pajamas that the "long awaited service pack" add link brings up... that some pretty good marketing right there. ;)
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