Windows 7 Will Arrive Later As Expected

Windows 7, previously known as Blackcomb and Vienna, is the next version of Windows. As usual, Bill Gates says it's going to be the best OS ever, and so on, but this is not the problem. Maybe this time they are going to get things right, I can't tell, but there's a "little big" problem already - while early reports placed its release somewhere in the second half of the next year, now there are voices saying this is going to happen in 2011, maybe late 2010, with a bit of luck...

How's that? Weren't they actually WORKING on it? I even saw a screenshot from Milestone 1 of Windows 7 (Build 6519)! Well, since that wasn't quite different from Vista, I guess they are still PLANNING it, as the last reports say - Windows 7 is currently "in the planning stage", and should take about 3 years to develop (yeah, right!).

If they are going to do the same as they did with Vista, we'll probably have the next Windows version ready in 2013, maybe even 2015, if they decide to keep the features and release a complete OS, but I can't imagine Microsoft doing that...

Hummm... this is a subject worth keeping an eye on, especially since Bill Gates suggested the next Windows version is going to "be more user-centric", exactly what was supposed to happen with previous Windows versions. Just read this:"That means that right now when you move from one PC to another, you've got to install apps on each one, do upgrades on each one. Moving information between them is very painful. We can use Live Services to know what you're interested in. So even if you drop by a [public] kiosk or somebody else's PC, we can bring down your home page, your files, your fonts, your favorites and those things."

In my opinion, it's much easier to carry your USB drive full of portable applications, rather than moving data through Microsoft's servers, don't you think?

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