Comments on: Windows 7 release date in January 2010? Is this a gimmick release?

By: A, m-d

A, m-d — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 11:05:48 +0000

in fact i heard that it isnt actually windows 7 at all it is windows 6.1 offically. So really it is just vista. i think microsoft have done that before as well if you cont up all the versions excuding windows 7 it actually gets you to 8. they must have done it before.

By: Michael

Michael — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 17:37:30 +0000

Jan, I think Microsoft learned this already from Linux distros. Sooner or later you will get this installer you have in mind. I think these talks about the mini kernel and about more modularization in Windows 7 indicate that MS is going in this direction. However, this is not easy to accomplish. So I doubt somehow that it will already come with Windows 7.

By: Jan Ivar Beddari

Jan Ivar Beddari — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 11:46:35 +0000

Yeah I also remember 2000 was said to be “too fat” and the IE “active desktop” integration was bashed, I remember hacks to run the win95 explorer.exe hehe. Seems like peanuts nowadays.

From what I can gather over the past few years of vista-coverage and Microsofts plans to release more often I think you might be right about what we will see Michael, changes this time around will be fewer.

What I’m dreaming about is that MS learns from the way linux distros install themselves (yea, hahaha) and go with a new installer that lets you select what features you want on a whole new level than before. As an IT pro, imagine being able to install a seriously cut-down version of Vista with all the under-the-hood stuff thats great ..

I hope MS learn that computing today isn’t what it was when XP was released. XP was special in that it could satisfy (over time) the needs of both businesses and home users. Vista can’t as easily, to date, and they need to adress this asap.

By: Michael

Michael — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 17:47:23 +0000

Lukas, you’re right in a way this is comparable. However, the difference is that Windows 2000 was slapped for other reasons than Vista. If I remember it right, journalists complained that Windows 2000 is too fat and therefore unstable.

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By: Lukas Beeler

Lukas Beeler — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 18:20:11 +0000

Just like XP was a refined 2k with gimmicks and consumer features added… And XP came out just a bit after 2k.