Windows 7 Confirmed for 2010

malware · Mar 13, 2008

Microsoft has confirmed that Windows 7 is on track for release in 2010. During its internal "MGX" global sales meeting this week, Microsoft witnessed that the code name for Vista's successor is "Windows 7" and the project is due to see light in approximately three years.

We are currently in the planning stages for Windows 7 and development is scoped to three years from Windows Vista Consumer GA. The specific release date will be determined once the company meets its quality bar for release

a Microsoft spokesperson revealed to Softpedia via email. Outside of the confirmation quoted above, Microsoft did not comment more on Windows 7.

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Azazel · Mar 13, 2008

if its 3 years wont that be 2011

....hehe.

Xolair · Mar 13, 2008

No-ooo... oh well, by then I'll have my ''own'' system.

timta2 · Mar 13, 2008

And I am sure that the "Three Years" will be much longer. I wonder if Microsoft realizes that a new OS will have to have compelling features and performance if they want to sell it?

phanbuey · Mar 13, 2008

oh thank god. I think they realize that there is no "one size fits all" (or one size fits a 'segment') approach to an OS, or its features... i heard that windows 7 will be modular, which is amazing for people who want to customize their PC and good for OEM's since they will be more able to configure the software on their machines.

Kreij · Mar 13, 2008

malware said:
Microsoft witnessed that the code name for Vista's successor is "Windows 7"

Strange verbage there.

Deleted member 3 · Mar 13, 2008

azazel said:
if its 3 years wont that be 2011 ....hehe.

No, 2011-3=2008, it's 2008 now. Vista didn't get released this year though.

candle_86 · Mar 13, 2008

lol, hes misleading you, Windows 7 codename viennia has been in the works since 2003 actully

Kreij · Mar 13, 2008

I am not sure about the Netherlands, but here in the US, 3 years from now is definitely going to be 2011, not 2010.

They are probably shooting for 4Q 2010, maybe Christmas release. Thus the "approximately" 3 years.

Deleted member 3 · Mar 13, 2008

Kreij said:
I am not sure about the Netherlands, but here in the US, 3 years from now is definitely going to be 2011, not 2010.

They are probably shooting for 4Q 2010, maybe Christmas release. Thus the "approximately" 3 years.

My above calculation agrees on that. Though does the article say "from now"?

EastCoasthandle · Mar 13, 2008

...development is scoped to three years from Windows Vista Consumer GA...

"GA" General Availability...

Wait, wasn't Vista released December 2006, January 2007?? If so, we maybe looking at a 2009 release. I guess we have to wait and see.

mdm-adph · Mar 13, 2008

timta2 said:
And I am sure that the "Three Years" will be much longer. I wonder if Microsoft realizes that a new OS will have to have compelling features and performance if they want to sell it?

That's why I think Win7 will actually come out pretty quick -- hopefully it will be the "WinXP" to Vista's "WinME"... :shadedshu

Azazel · Mar 13, 2008

DanTheBanjoman said:
No, 2011-3=2008, it's 2008 now. Vista didn't get released this year though.

oh i c thx for clearing this up

ain't that a little soon

Kreij · Mar 13, 2008

DanTheBanjoman said:
My above calculation agrees on that. Though does the article say "from now"?

Oh sorry, I thought you were not agreeing with the statement you quoted in your calc post.

No, the article does not say "from now", but it does say that the meeting was "last week" and it also says "in approximately 3 years". One would surmise 2011 given those comments.

ShadowFold · Mar 13, 2008

I guess ill board the vista train sooner than I thought....

phanbuey · Mar 13, 2008

mdm-adph said:
That's why I think Win7 will actually come out pretty quick -- hopefully it will be the "WinXP" to Vista's "WinME"... :shadedshu

that would make me so happy... a true 64 bit OS even? whoa... maybe i should cut down on the drinky. :laugh:

Nicksterr · Mar 13, 2008

phanbuey said:
i heard that windows 7 will be modular, which is amazing for people who want to customize their PC and good for OEM's since they will be more able to configure the software on their machines.

Every OS is modular. Have you ever heard of a compiler? Microsoft can include or exclude whatever features or programs they want. Have you not heard of the EU court trial? It had to do with Microsoft claiming that it was impossible to remove internet explorer from the OS to allow manufacturers to put Netscape on the machines. So what did the EU do? They asked the programmers if it was possible. What did they say? "Sure it is, we just won't compile it." So you can see the shadiness of MS here. Also Bill Gates made a complete idiot out of himself to the entire world in this case. It was filmed. Youtube it.

phanbuey · Mar 13, 2008

Nicksterr said:
Every OS is modular. Have you ever heard of a compiler? Microsoft can include or exclude whatever features or programs they want. Have you not heard of the EU court trial? It had to do with Microsoft claiming that it was impossible to remove internet explorer from the OS to allow manufacturers to put Netscape on the machines. So what did the EU do? They asked the programmers if it was possible. What did they say? "Sure it is, we just won't compile it." So you can see the shadiness of MS here. Also Bill Gates made a complete idiot out of himself to the entire world in this case. It was filmed. Youtube it.

YES MICROSOFT CAN... and erm.. what on earth is this "compiler" you speak of :slap:

. I meant functionally modular for ME (the consumer). I dont have access to microsoft code... nor do i want to recompile my kernel/OS every time i want to change its functionality or add/remove core features.

The fact thats its modular before they assemble it doesnt make it modular for us. Linux is modular... Unix is modular... Apple Leopard(or cheetath, or tangerine - whatever they called it) and MS Windows, however, are not modular. You buy vista. You got vista features. You don'y like it? you can whine about it, but thats about it... In linux.. you dont like how CUPS spools your printer? you can use something else... I heard rumors that windows 7 was going to bring a similar type of flexibility to windws; unfortunately i dont know if theyre true.

surfsk8snow.jah · Mar 13, 2008

mdm-adph said:
That's why I think Win7 will actually come out pretty quick -- hopefully it will be the "WinXP" to Vista's "WinME"... :shadedshu

Oh man I'm dreaming... vista=flop. I was looking forward to something amazing, but alas.

Nicksterr · Mar 13, 2008

phanbuey said:
YES MICROSOFT CAN... and erm.. what on earth is this "compiler" you speak of . I meant functionally modular for ME (the consumer). I dont have access to microsoft code... nor do i want to recompile my kernel/OS every time i want to change its functionality or add/remove core features.

The fact thats its modular before they assemble it doesnt make it modular for us.

If Microsoft did something like that it would be a great step of faith for consumers. I'm sure most pc fanatics and retailers would love to have that option.

Deleted member 3 · Mar 13, 2008

Kreij said:
Oh sorry, I thought you were not agreeing with the statement you quoted in your calc post.

No, the article does not say "from now", but it does say that the meeting was "last week" and it also says "in approximately 3 years". One would surmise 2011 given those comments.

I agreed with your calculation. However the from now was implied by Malware, though if you read the quote he included you know it's not about "from now" but Vista launch. So even though Malware could have confused you reading the whole post would make it clear enough.

Kreij · Mar 13, 2008

DanTheBanjoman said:
I agreed with your calculation. However the from now was implied by Malware, though if you read the quote he included you know it's not about "from now" but Vista launch. So even though Malware could have confused you reading the whole post would make it clear enough.

Touche ... I did read the whole post and for some reason Malware's comments stuck in my craw, not the quote. :banghead:

In any event, I wonder what MS will strip out this time to try to make their self imposed deadline?

MilkyWay · Mar 13, 2008

It wont be a full new OS as such i think itll just be an update type OS untill they can bring out the next kernel. Like Windows xp wasnt really that different from Windows 2000.

thebeephaha · Mar 13, 2008

YAY! I can skip Vista, another two years, I can do that on XP x64.

beyond_amusia · Mar 13, 2008

I'm friends with a Windows beta tester (he tested Longhorn and Longhorn Server) and he said that Windows 7's system requirements will be the same as Windows Vista SP1, and Vista SP1 has lower requirements than Vista RTM according to him... Time will tell.

Processor	Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 G0 VID: 1.2125
Motherboard	GIGABYTE GA-P35-DS3P rev.2.0
Cooling	Thermalright Ultra-120 eXtreme + Noctua NF-S12 Fan
Memory	4x1 GB PQI DDR2 PC2-6400
Video Card(s)	Colorful iGame Radeon HD 4890 1 GB GDDR5
Storage	2x 500 GB Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 32 MB RAID0
Display(s)	BenQ G2400W 24-inch WideScreen LCD
Case	Cooler Master COSMOS RC-1000 (sold), Cooler Master HAF-932 (delivered)
Audio Device(s)	Creative X-Fi XtremeMusic + Logitech Z-5500 Digital THX
Power Supply	Chieftec CFT-1000G-DF 1kW
Software	Laptop: Lenovo 3000 N200 C2DT2310/3GB/120GB/GF7300/15.4"/Razer

Processor	i7-3770K
Motherboard	Biostar Hi-Fi Z77
Cooling	Swiftech H20 (w/Custom External Rad Enclosure)
Memory	16GB DDR3-2400Mhz
Video Card(s)	Alienware GTX 1070
Storage	1TB Samsung 850 EVO
Display(s)	32" LG 1440p
Case	Cooler Master 690 (w/Mods)
Audio Device(s)	Creative X-Fi Titanium
Power Supply	Corsair 750-TX
Mouse	Logitech G5
Keyboard	G. Skill Mechanical
Software	Windows 10 (X64)

System Name	stress-less
Processor	9800X3D @ 5.42GHZ
Motherboard	MSI PRO B650M-A Wifi
Cooling	Thermalright Phantom Spirit EVO
Memory	64GB DDR5 6400 1:1 CL30-36-36-76 FCLK 2200
Video Card(s)	RTX 4090 FE
Storage	2TB WD SN850, 4TB WD SN850X
Display(s)	Alienware 32" 4k 240hz OLED
Case	Jonsbo Z20
Audio Device(s)	Yes
Power Supply	Corsair SF750
Mouse	DeathadderV2 X Hyperspeed
Keyboard	65% HE Keyboard
Software	Windows 11
Benchmark Scores	They're pretty good, nothing crazy.

System Name	The86
Processor	Ryzen 5 3600
Motherboard	ASROCKS B450 Steel Legend
Cooling	AMD Stealth
Memory	2x8gb DDR4 3200 Corsair
Video Card(s)	EVGA RTX 3060 Ti
Storage	WD Black 512gb, WD Blue 1TB
Display(s)	AOC 24in
Case	Raidmax Alpha Prime
Power Supply	700W Thermaltake Smart
Mouse	Logitech Mx510
Keyboard	Razer BlackWidow 2012
Software	Windows 10 Professional

System Name	MY PC
Processor	E8400 @ 3.80Ghz > Q9650 3.60Ghz
Motherboard	Maximus Formula
Cooling	D5, 7/16" ID Tubing, Maze4 with Fuzion CPU WB
Memory	XMS 8500C5D @ 1066MHz
Video Card(s)	HD 2900 XT 858/900 to 4870 to 5870 (Keep Vreg area clean)
Storage	2
Display(s)	24"
Case	P180
Audio Device(s)	X-fi Plantinum
Power Supply	Silencer 750
Software	XP Pro SP3 to Windows 7
Benchmark Scores	This varies from one driver to another.

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Memory	(4x16GB) 64GB Mushkin Redline Lumina 3600MHz 16-19-19-39 XMP
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