The road to a Windows successor
Discussion of a possible successor to Windows keeps going on. Whether Microsoft likes it or not, one big reason for the constant flow of posts on the subject is the widespread dissatisfaction with Vista and the fervent hope that something better is coming. Mary Jo Foley has been writing a lot about future Microsoft operating systems; she surveys what is publicly known at this point about something code-named “Midori” in a post that begins:
The road to “Midori” is paved with lots of other Microsoft codenames, according to tipsters who’ve been coming out of the woodwork since I made public my latest couple of posts on Midori, Microsoft’s next-gen operating system.
Before Microsoft delivers a brand new operating system — be it distributed, object-oriented and/or microkernel-based — the company is planning to deliver some new components that will pave the way for Midori. Two of these elements are code-named “Redhawk” and “MinSafe,” according to a few tips I’ve received recently.
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