Following Bill Gates comments last week during a speech to the Inter-American Development Bank, that his company might ship the next version of windows, currently codenamed Windows 7 as soon as 2009, a Microsoft spokesman said Gates may have been referring to trial versions of Windows 7:
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Microsoft has decided to extend the life of Windows XP, although only for low end computers.

Michael Dix, general manager of Windows client marketing stated that Microsoft will give PC makers the option of using Windows XP or Vista on “ultra-low-cost PCs, (ULCPC).”

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Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates seems to believe that Windows 7 the codename for the next major version of the Windows client operating system, is closer to release than anyone else expects.Initial reports have previously stated that Microsoft could release Windows 7 by the middle to late 2010.

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A recent report by TGDaily suggests that Microsoft has released a new roadmap for the Release to Manufacturing (RTM) of Vista’s successor Windows 7 - previously code-named Blackcomb Vienna. Microsoft is not known for being reliable when it comes to announcing when its products will be ready to ship, originally it was stated that Windows 7 would be released early in 2010, but now it may arrive a few months earlier, late in 2009

Information on Windows 7 is limited, however as I understand it, Windows 7 will provide multiple graphics card support with touch screen technology, another interesting feature is the new MinWin operating system kernel that takes up only 40 MB of memory while running, this offers a smaller memory footprint than Windows Vista, although a more powerful CPU and graphics card will more than likely be needed.

As soon as I have more information on the Windows 7 features and the release date I will list it here.

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Windows Vista was released by Microsoft early this year and is the latest in a long line of desktop operating systems, surprisingly Microsoft have already released a shipping date for its successor called “Windows 7” formally code named “Vienna”

At the annual Microsoft’s Global Exchange sales conference in Orlando last week, Microsoft gave preliminary information out about “Windows 7,” stating that a 32 and 64 bit version with consumer and bossiness editions is expected to be available in 2010, leaving about a three-year development period. My understanding is that Microsoft is also considering how to make “Windows 7” a subscription-based service as well as a standalone product

Whether this date is achieved is another matter as Windows Vista arrived several years behind schedule and is still considered by many including myself as unstable to deploy in a working environment.

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