Lately, lots of rumors have been dropping out about Microsoft’s forthcoming operating system – Windows 7. Even though Microsoft tried their best to keep things concealed, details and screenshots started emerging on forums and blogs. For the first time, Steven Sinofsky, the guy behind Windows 7 development came forward and spoke to CNet.
He revealed that development process of Windows 7 has started and Microsoft is not writing a new kernel for Windows 7. Instead, they’ll refine the kernel architecture introduced in Windows Vista. Their core focus is to make Windows 7 run on recommended hardware configuration of Windows Vista. This means Windows 7 will retain many aspects of Vista.
He pointed out that Microsoft is committed to deliver Windows 7 about three years after the general availability of Windows Vista. In related news, Amit Agarwal writes about the D6 Conference, where Bill Gates and Steve Ballmer came up on stage to present the video demo of Windows 7 running on Dell Latitude XT touch screen tablet. The video reminds me of Microsoft Surface:
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