Windows 7 to drop some Vista features
One of the few pieces of solid information about the next Microsoft operating system seems to be that certain built-in features are being dropped made optional. Mary Jo Foley reports:
Back in March, I heard Microsoft was going to replace some of the applications it traditionally has bundled with Windows subsystems with Windows Live services in Windows 7.
No one on the Windows team would confirm my tip. But on September 22, the Windows Live team admitted — not to me, but to News.com’s Ina Fried — that this is, indeed, the plan.
Windows 7’s mail, photo-management and movie-maker subsystems applets are all being replaced by optionally installable Windows Live equivalents.
Dare we hope for even more modular design?
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rumor that Windows 7 first beta will be released Oct 27th
http://www.webmonkey.com/blog/Rumor:_Windows_7_to_Arrive_Early__First_Beta_Due_October_27