Windows 7, or Windows Vienna will be the next version of Windows.
According to current and scarce data available from Microsoft, the
successor of Windows Vista is scheduled for availability by the
end of 2009. Corporate Vice President Ben Fathi is the source of the 2009 date.
Microsoft however wants to sweep Windows 7 under the rug. “The
launch of Windows Vista was an incredibly exciting moment for our
customers and partners around the world, and the company is focused on
the value Windows Vista will bring to people today. We are not giving
official guidance to the public yet about the next version of Windows,
other than that we’re working on it. When we are ready, we will provide
updates,” stated Kevin Kutz, Director, Windows Client, responding to
the speculation on the next version of the Windows operating system.
It is understandable that Microsoft does not want the spotlight to
shift from Windows Vista. Revealing details about Windows 7/Vienna
would only compromise Vista's position as the start of the Windows
Show. However...
I was browsing today through the
Vista Power Users Guide
authored by Mike Halsey and something caught my eye. There is a segment
dedicated to the upcoming release of Windows 7/Vienna that is entitled:
“WINDOWS 7, THE MOVE TO X64.”
This is an interesting perspective. Will Microsoft scrap the 32-bit
operating system by 2009? The strategy that the Redmond Company has
implemented with its
server
products certainly points in the direction of 64-bit platforms. And
while architectures designed to manage 64 binary bits are the natural
step in evolution, the fact of the matter is will x64 processors be a
universal technology by 2009?
This is of course all speculation, as well as the fact that Microsoft
actually plans to release Windows7/Vienna right on time for the holiday
season in 2009. Isn't it?
