Windows 7 will be released in 2010.
Microsoft is planning to release the next version of the Windows client operating system closer to the end of the decade ...
At least, as CNET News reports citing information distributed by Microsoft, the corporation intends to complete work on the new Windows 7 software platform within three years. Windows 7, formerly codenamed Vienna, will replace the recently released Windows Vista. The release date of Windows Vista was repeatedly delayed, and the process of developing the OS as a whole took more than five years. With the advent of Windows 7, the release schedule for the next version of Windows is expected to become more predictable. Microsoft, in particular, plans to maintain the same time intervals between the announcement of the next version of the software platform. About Windows 7 is not yet known too much. It is only reported that the operating system will be released in client and server versions and will support both 64-bit, and 32-bit processors. Microsoft has confirmed that the corporation is considering introducing a subscription model on Windows, but there are no details about this OS distribution scheme yet. Microsoft recently announced the exact release date for the new server operating system, Windows Server 2008. The software platform is expected to be officially unveiled as part of a special event to be held in Los Angeles on February 27 next year. At the same time as Windows Server 2008, the SQL Server 2008 database and Visual Studio 2008 application development environment will be announced. Microsoft recently announced the exact release date for the new server operating system, Windows Server 2008. The software platform is expected to be officially unveiled as part of a special event to be held in Los Angeles on February 27 next year. At the same time as Windows Server 2008, the SQL Server 2008 database and Visual Studio 2008 application development environment will be announced. Microsoft recently announced the exact release date for the new server operating system, Windows Server 2008. The software platform is expected to be officially unveiled as part of a special event to be held in Los Angeles on February 27 next year. At the same time as Windows Server 2008, the SQL Server 2008 database and Visual Studio 2008 application development environment will be announced.
Microsoft announced that the next Windows 7 operating system, formerly codenamed Windows Vienna, will appear in 2010. In addition, the corporation said that from now on they will comply with the 3-year development cycle of desktop OS.
Recall that the software giant came under a wave of fierce criticism about a year ago due to the fact that the development of the Windows Vista desktop OS was hopelessly delayed, and its predecessor, Windows XP, was released more than 6 years ago.
According to Microsoft Operations Director Kevin Turner, all major Windows releases will be released every three years, in special cases the process can be extended to 4 years, the normal development cycle for server Windows will be 4 years, the same applies to the Microsoft Office suite . In addition, a maximum of every 2 years, the corporation committed to release for supported operating systems significant update packages that affect some architectural changes.
As for Windows 7, like Windows Vista it will be released in two editions - 32-bit and 64-bit. In addition, a fundamentally new system operation can be introduced for Windows 7 - by subscription, which must be renewed at certain intervals, however, the corporation does not yet have a specific plan for this and the current “boxed” license system can still be maintained.
Recall that Microsoft representatives have long and repeatedly said that the development of the corporation will sooner or later be transferred to a subscription licensing system. From the point of view of the corporation, this model is more profitable, because firstly, everyone will pay for using the OS, and secondly, they will most likely pay annually. For users, the profitability or disadvantage will directly depend on the size of the payment.
At the same time, the company still has a number of customers who, as part of their paid subscriptions, can download and use various company products for free. These clients, as a rule, are companies from the sphere of large business, which are easier to issue one subscription than to pay for each copy. However, according to surveys of the Forrester Research analytical company, even among large customers, the corporation's subscription system is not very popular and most companies, having bought it once, in most cases, do not renew it.
