Windows 7 Screenshots

[James Bott]

These are supposedly screenshots of the next version of Windows.

http://www.thinknext.net/archives/2268

Regards,
James

[Enrico Maria Giordano]

[thefull]

These are supposedly screenshots of the next version of Windows.

http://www.thinknext.net/archives/2268

Regards,
James

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Normal!
Windows 7 = Windows Vista SP2

Windows NOT IS NEW S.O, is Windows Vista UPDATE!

Not more vaporware , please!

[James Bott]

The Full,

Windows 7 is not Vista SP2. Google "Windows 7" and you will find lots of info.

Here is why the screenshots were removed.

http://www.thinknext.net/?s=windows+7

Regards,
James

[thefull]

Umm.. sorry but M$ SAY that Windows 7 is REVISION of Windows Vista!!

5 years for make Windows Vista.
2 years for make new Windows 7 ?

Ups! Sorry, I do not believe in miracles!

Spanish
http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_7

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Windows 7 considerado como una version revolucionaria en sus comienzos no sera mas que una version de Windows en la cual se mejoraran varios aspectos de Windows Vista como por ejemplo su rendimiento, cierres e inicios lentos, entre otros. De manera que será una actualizacion de Windows Vista tal como lo fue en su epoca Windows XP, que fue una actualizacion de Windows 2000 mas no una version totalmente nueva. Se habla de que probablemente sea una especie de Release 2 de Windows Vista y que no será gratuita (como un Service Pack), como lo fue en su tiempo Windows 98 Second Edition que fue una actualizacion para Windows 98 que resolvio varios problemas que tenia la versión original pero que no se podia aplicar como un parche sino que habia que adquirir la nueva version pagando una nueva licencia.

[thefull]

Image;
http://winfuture.de/screenshots/Windows ... 500-1.html

Regards

[James Bott]

>Umm.. sorry but M$ SAY that Windows 7 is REVISION of Windows Vista!!

I have not seen such a statement anywhere. Where did you see it?

The Spanish Wikipedia article you reference seems to totally someone's opinion with no references. The English Wikipedia tells a completely different story--with references.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_7

"In 2000 Microsoft started the planning to follow up Windows XP and its server counterpart Windows Server 2003 (both codenamed Whistler) with a major new release of Windows that was codenamed Blackcomb (both codenames refer to the Whistler-Blackcomb resort). This new version was at that time scheduled for a 2005 release. ...Later, Blackcomb was delayed and an interim, minor release, codenamed "Longhorn", was announced for a 2003 release."

Longhorn became Vista, and Blackcomb is now Windows 7.

"As major feature work on Windows Vista wound down in early 2006, Blackcomb was renamed Vienna.[11] However, following the release of Windows Vista, it was confirmed by Microsoft on July 20, 2007 that "the internal name for the next version of the Windows Client OS"[4] is Windows 7, a name that had been reported by some sources months before."

For more details, read the Wikipedia article shown by the above link.

Of course, it becomes a philosophical discussion as to how much change makes a new version or a service pack. All versions of Windows have contained code from previous versions. So, one can call it a service pack upgrade, but Microsoft is calling it a new version.

"We're hard at work, I would say, on the next version, which we call Windows 7." -Bill Gates (Reference 14 in the Wikipedia article).

Regards,
James

[James Bott]

theFull,

OK, here is more info on the major vs minor upgrade issue. This person says:

"So here's my take on this: Windows 7, from a technical standpoint, will not be a major release. It is an evolution of Windows Vista/2008. However, what he's saying, I believe, is that Windows 7 will be a major release from a functional/marketing standpoint, much in the same way that Windows XP was. Remember, XP was basically Windows 2000 with a new UI and more compatibility work completed under the hood. Its version number, 5.1, betrays its technical heritage."

This quote was taken from a long discussion on the topic here:

http://www.winsupersite.com/showcase/wi ... ing_03.asp

So it seems there are lots of opinions on this topic.

Regards,
James

[modicr]

Hello!

It seems that there will be both Windows 7 and
Windows 2008 SP2 / Vista SP2:

"No surprise: 'Windows 7' will be Windows 7"
http://www.betanews.com/article/No_surp ... 1223936881
http://blogs.zdnet.com/Bott/?p=568

"First signs of Windows 2008 SP2 and Vista SP2 - a placeholder KB article"
http://blog.tiensivu.com/aaron/archives ... ticle.html
http://www.neowin.net/forum/index.php?s ... 681598&hl=

Cheers, Roman