More Details Emerge on Windows 7

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:

This post was published by on May 28, 2008

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  • http://green-flamingo.com Nathaniel

    The video does remind me of the Microsoft surface, and I think even where they demonstrated the map was the same (around San Francisco)(it doesn’t matter that much though in the location). It looks like this new machine will be a wonder in our world of growing technology.

  • http://www.seoresults.co.za SEO Man

    It is fairly obvious that the Vista disaster isn’t being pursued by Microsoft any more. Am afraid that open source is going to squeeze them too hard and that Windows 7 is doomed from the word go….

  • http://www.technospot.net/blogs/oops-same-kernel-windows-7-i-hope-we-get-something-better/ OOP’s Same Kernel ? Windows 7 I hope we get something better

    [...] was reading Thilk’s Post in Windows 7 and was really surprised to know that Windows 7 will be using the same kernel which Windows Vista [...]

  • http://www.gadgets4nowt.co.uk Wii

    I’d heard so many mixed messages about Vista that I personally stuck with XP. Solid and stable as a rock.

    Windows 7….what were Windows 1 through 6?

  • http://www.komodo-dragon.net Komodo Dragon

    This technology is very similar to the technology used on one of the big computer screens I guess that CNN has. I don’t know if you have seen it, but they make the same motions, etc, and expand photos, and work with programs doing that. So they must be running part of this technology already.

  • http://freeipodsetc.co.uk iPod Touch

    I use Windows XP on my desktop and Windows Vista on my laptop. To be honest, I do not really notice any performance differences between the two. I can’t really see the appeal of the touch interface as there are not many machines which can make the most of it and the ones which do are rather overpriced.

    I think I will wait until Windows 7 is determined to be top notch before I buy!

    John

  • http://www.evawhite.com Eva White

    Windows 3.1, to Windows 95, to windows XP, to now Windows 7…Lets see what all glitches they come up with in this one.

  • http://www.exposedseo.com Dr SEO

    To be honest I did not have too many issues with Vista and those problems that I did have I have managed to solve. I doubt that open source will squeeze them out though.