Windows 7

system4 · 07-24-2008, 08:43 PM

Windows unit head Bill Veghte said on Thursday that Windows 7 development remains on track.

The company has officially said it would ship by January 2010, but top executives have also said from time to time that it would be done by the end of 2009.

"The product is tracking very, very well," Veghte said. "We are committed and looking good, relative to our commitment--(shipping Windows 7) three years from general availability of Windows Vista."

Microsoft has released few details on the product, largely assuring customers that it would be making big architectural changes and that it will have a new multitouch user interface.

Video: Multi-Touch in Windows 7

Most of Veghte's talk, as expected, was on Windows Vista and how Microsoft sees a large perception gap. Veghte showed the Mojave Project, first detailed here, in which users predisposed against Vista reacted favorably when shown Vista when it was presented under the guise of being a new version of Windows, code-named Mojave.

Even outside focus groups, Veghte said that not only are customers buying the operating system, but more are liking it, pointing to recent internal figures showing that 89 percent of users said they were "satisfied" or "very satisfied" with the product. Some 83 percent said they would recommend Vista to a friend or family member, Veghte said.

He also demoed Internet Explorer 8, which he said would be released in final form later this year. An early beta was shown off at the Mix '08 trade show in the spring.

Update: In the closing Q and A session, CEO Steve Ballmer was asked what Windows 7 would look like, but declined to offer any new details saying to do so would be a "no-win" situation.

"It's going to look great; It's going to be quite compatible," he said, to some laughter. "If I wanted to start selling Windows 7 today, we'd start selling windows 7 today. Then you'd complain."

He did reiterate what has already been said, saying that Windows 7 is designed to avoid making big changes. "The design point is compatible form the get-go in large measure," he said.

It looks just like Windows Vista lol..

**streetkid4** · 07-25-2008, 06:29 AM

Looks awesome I saw the commercial but I cant stand being outdated -_-"

Killer · 07-25-2008, 07:24 AM

that duosense tech seems hot.

but isn't that like a tablet pc?

**Iplay2win** · 07-25-2008, 06:41 PM

maybe it's a version of windows that's "touch screen-friendly"

guitarrocker · 07-26-2008, 01:15 AM

lol.. thats retarded. The thing that really yanks my chain.. is that it was supposed to be called Windows Longhorn

system4 · 07-27-2008, 10:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by [b

Quote[/b] (guitarrocker101 @ July 26 2008,02:15)]lol.. thats retarded. The thing that really yanks my chain.. is that it was supposed to be called Windows Longhorn

Codename Longhorn is Windows Server 2008.. not Windows 7..

Windows 7 codename is Vienna..

**DestinationWeaponX** · 07-27-2008, 11:29 PM

yeah it does look very good

NiceAlien · 07-28-2008, 10:50 AM

^Those screenshots above look the same at Vista. I'm not impress by them. But Veghte said it's going really well, that's more than what they said for Vista, so I'll believe him and wait for it.

**alamgir** · 07-28-2008, 04:02 PM

Personally I think all these gimicky updates to Windows operating systems are just Microsoft's way of mugging consumers. All I need is an OS with a simple interface and functions that don't overwhelm your RAM for no apparent reason. Until Windows becomes more than skin deep and sees some new additions, i'm not buying it.

**(-ObNoXiOuS-1-)** · 07-28-2008, 05:07 PM

Personally I think technology is getting way out of hand, they need to slow down a little for everyone to adapt to the atmosphere. Every company is rushing to create new technology before one another. They need to thing about their customers.

In 2005, I purchased this current computer which I'm using for £299.98 ($600) at the moment, it'll go no higher than £100 ($200). It's with:

Intel® Celeron® - 2.40GHz
256MB RAM
40GB HD
Built-in 64MB Graphics card.

As great as all this is, they'll soon run out of the technology.

**asshole** · 07-28-2008, 10:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by [b

Quote[/b] ((-ObNoXiOuS-1-) @ July 28 2008,18:07)]Personally I think technology is getting way out of hand, they need to slow down a little for everyone to adapt to the atmosphere. Every company is rushing to create new technology before one another. They need to thing about their customers.

In 2005, I purchased this current computer which I'm using for £299.98 ($600) at the moment, it'll go no higher than £100 ($200). It's with:

Intel® Celeron® - 2.40GHz
256MB RAM
40GB HD
Built-in 64MB Graphics card.

As great as all this is, they'll soon run out of the technology.

Brotha, that's too outdated. ;]

**alamgir** · 07-29-2008, 04:55 AM

Lol yeah. Vista would eat that alive.

HostileFTW · 07-29-2008, 02:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by [b

Quote[/b] ((-ObNoXiOuS-1-) @ July 28 2008,17:07)]Personally I think technology is getting way out of hand, they need to slow down a little for everyone to adapt to the atmosphere. Every company is rushing to create new technology before one another. They need to thing about their customers.

In 2005, I purchased this current computer which I'm using for £299.98 ($600) at the moment, it'll go no higher than £100 ($200). It's with:

Intel® Celeron® - 2.40GHz
256MB RAM
40GB HD
Built-in 64MB Graphics card.

As great as all this is, they'll soon run out of the technology.

I think you got ripped off... even by 2005 standards.

**XxOmny_SakuraxX** · 07-29-2008, 07:41 PM

Lmao, how crappy is this, even my laptop beats that...

Here are my spec of my real pc, it's not bad at all and it only costed me 500$

**asshole** · 07-29-2008, 09:39 PM

1Gig, meh.
My laptop was only $480 and it's 2048 RAM. ;]

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system4 SECTION 1 & 2 & 3 & 5 & 6 Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: South Carolina Age: 31 Posts: 7,878 Tournaments Joined: 1 Tournaments Won: 0 Post Thanks / Like Chats: 117 Rep Power: 0	Re: Windows 7 Windows unit head Bill Veghte said on Thursday that Windows 7 development remains on track. The company has officially said it would ship by January 2010, but top executives have also said from time to time that it would be done by the end of 2009. "The product is tracking very, very well," Veghte said. "We are committed and looking good, relative to our commitment--(shipping Windows 7) three years from general availability of Windows Vista." Microsoft has released few details on the product, largely assuring customers that it would be making big architectural changes and that it will have a new multitouch user interface. Video: Multi-Touch in Windows 7 Most of Veghte's talk, as expected, was on Windows Vista and how Microsoft sees a large perception gap. Veghte showed the Mojave Project, first detailed here, in which users predisposed against Vista reacted favorably when shown Vista when it was presented under the guise of being a new version of Windows, code-named Mojave. Even outside focus groups, Veghte said that not only are customers buying the operating system, but more are liking it, pointing to recent internal figures showing that 89 percent of users said they were "satisfied" or "very satisfied" with the product. Some 83 percent said they would recommend Vista to a friend or family member, Veghte said. He also demoed Internet Explorer 8, which he said would be released in final form later this year. An early beta was shown off at the Mix '08 trade show in the spring. Update: In the closing Q and A session, CEO Steve Ballmer was asked what Windows 7 would look like, but declined to offer any new details saying to do so would be a "no-win" situation. "It's going to look great; It's going to be quite compatible," he said, to some laughter. "If I wanted to start selling Windows 7 today, we'd start selling windows 7 today. Then you'd complain." He did reiterate what has already been said, saying that Windows 7 is designed to avoid making big changes. "The design point is compatible form the get-go in large measure," he said. It looks just like Windows Vista lol..

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