Microsoft : Windows 7 STILL in planning stage and will take approximately 3 years to develop.

[Marik]

January 26th, 2008. Contrary to all that is being said on the net, it clearly looks like Microsoft is NOT planning to release Windows 7 in 2009. Microsoft's official response, by an Email dated 26th January, 2008, to WinVistaClub states that Windows 7 is still in the planning stage and will take approximately 3 years to develop. The following is the extract of the mail:

Q. What is the expected timeline for the availability of Windows 7?

A. We are currently in the planning stages for Windows 7 and expect it will take approximately 3 years to develop. The specific release date will be determined once the company meets its quality bar for release.

Q. Has Windows 7 been released to manufacturing?

A. We’re continuing to work with our partners on the development of Windows 7, and are not sharing any additional information at this time.

Q. Is the schedule for Windows 7 being moved up due to poor Windows Vista sales?

A. We’re not sharing additional information on Windows 7 at this time. However, we’re confident that many organizations are recognizing the value in Windows Vista. Of note, sales of Windows Vista licenses have now passed 100 million. In addition, Windows Vista is being adopted by businesses at a rate that is similar to past releases. In the business market there are early, mainstream and late adopters, with the majority of businesses falling into the category of mainstream. We’re seeing positive indicators that we’re already starting to move from the early adoption phase into the mainstream, and that more and more businesses are beginning their planning and deployment of Windows Vista.

While the answers to the latter 2 questions may have been on predictable lines, what is important to note that Microsoft TODAY maintains that Windows 7 is STILL in the planning stages and it will take approximately 3 (more) years to develop.

Windows has always drawn speculation; probably because it is so intrinsic to everything that we do with computers. Windows 7 was originally time-lined 2011, later reports put it at 2010; and now 2009 ! All this smoke of Windows 7, being released next year, may have led to confusion in the minds of the Windows Vista user. Did he make a mistake in upgrading? Or should he have waited? Microsoft feels that there is STILL a lot of innovation and value that needs to flow to the customers, from Vista.

And should one put off plans to upgrade from XP ... and wait for Windows 7, instead ? Resist the temptation to do so! It too will have its share of problems which any 1st year OS is expected to ! Instead focus on moving forward with Vista, if you plan to upgrade from XP. The best time to do so, if you ask me, would be immediately after the final release of Vista SP1.

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[dock98]

i would say xp is going to be the longest operating system over all the other ms. ops.

[bearoninternet]

Check out that screenshot, windows 7 ultimate, version 6.1

They have a long, long road ahead or that's just a manipulated picture from one hell of a lazy photoshopper.

Anyway, i'll survive for 3 more years on xp pro, let's see about that for vista!

Googled a bit; http://://digg.com/microsoft/First_shots_of_W...ws_7_leaked_PIC

[irefay]

Anyone know what the original roadmap said for a timeline on Vista? I could think of about 10 condescending remarks about that interview... Ill hold off and give some other people a chance to post :(

[HATE9X]

Windows 6.1 would be Vista with SP1 I think.. So someone just used one of the SP1 betas for Vista and photoshopped/patched the logo..

[Zeus_Hunt]

Windows 6.1 would be Vista with SP1 I think.. So someone just used one of the SP1 betas for Vista and photoshopped/patched the logo..

Nope.

Win7 is just crossed a milestone M1... next Milestone somewhere in June I think.

Right now it is just the OS core... They are refining the core which is around 25 Mb

They plan to reduce/refine the size of the core to a smaller size.

Once that is achieved.. the Shell on top will be built.. not sure as of now that if it would be from scratch or they would reuse some of the Vista features.

The one shown on this post is using M1 core with Vista shell on top.

[HATE9X]

Windows 6.1 would be Vista with SP1 I think.. So someone just used one of the SP1 betas for Vista and photoshopped/patched the logo..

Nope.

Win7 is just crossed a milestone M1... next Milestone somewhere in June I think.

Right now it is just the OS core... They are refining the core which is around 25 Mb

They plan to reduce/refine the size of the core to a smaller size.

Once that is achieved.. the Shell on top will be built.. not sure as of now that if it would be from scratch or they would reuse some of the Vista features.

The one shown on this post is using M1 core with Vista shell on top.

That's what I figured out via Wikipedia too, altho I think the scrshot there is fake too.. But anyway, even Vista goes to 6.1 with SP1 if I remember right.. (& Server 2008 is 6.1)

[LoKz]

XP is the way to be... lol

[Marik]

XP is the way to be... lol

amen :smoke:

[mjall]

i am a vista supporter guys, c'mon no one here stands by me lol......;)

[LoKz]

i am a vista supporter guys, c'mon no one here stands by me lol......:D

Maybe just one person.... :sneaky: lol but still with XP reasons for evrything ;)

[HATE9X]

i am a vista supporter guys, c'mon no one here stands by me lol......;)

Guess you have good rig then.. :P

[sirbeta]

I like XP. Anyone knows when SP3 will be released?

[Marik]

some time in 2008...forgot the exact date

[irefay]

i am a vista supporter guys, c'mon no one here stands by me lol......:P

Well you could consider yourself unique and daring. You may even consider changing your Sig to "I use Vista... And I LIKE it" No one will mess with you, its that hardcore. :D

[Marik]

the one thing I like about vista is that "Finding a solution" thing....ahhahahaha :P man now that's funny....

if something isn't responding for like 2 seconds the "vista is finding a solution" window pops-up....

ironical is that "It's" solution is always "terminating" the respective process :D...and it's always the "same" solution :party: