Windows 7 may be coming sooner than you think
The volume of talk about Windows 7 is getting louder and louder. Some have interpreted a comment from Bill Gates that the release will be in 2009. Gates’ comments can be interpreted in a number of ways so I don’t think that they prove a whole lot. However, a credible case is made by Ed Bott for delivery of Windows 7 in time for the Christmas, 2009 buying season. Even Bott, a fan of Vista, concedes that the Vista brand has become a marketing failure. Thus, he (and others) feel that Microsoft will bring out Windows 7 as soon as possible. Bott writes:
Vista’s brand value is near zero. From a branding perspective, the Windows Vista name is practically toxic. Although the Vista experience has improved tremendously in the past year, the damage is already done, and the best solution is to get its replacement ready sooner rather than later.
Although it may not carry the Vista name, I have to wonder if Windows 7 isn’t really going to be Vista SP2. The previous development cycles for Windows have alternated major and minor upgrades. For example, both Windows 98 SE and Windows XP SP2 represented substantial changes while keeping the name and basic framework of the preceding operating system. An accelerated date for releasing Windows 7 would support the idea that there will be no really big changes like changing the file system to the long-promised WinFS.
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