Microsoft is planning to ship its next major version of Windows--known internally as version "7"--within roughly three years, CNET News.com has learned.
The company discussed Windows 7 on Thursday at a conference for its field sales force in Orlando, Fla., according to sources close to the company.
While the company provided few details, Windows 7, the next client version of the operating system, will be among the steps taken by Microsoft to establish a more predictable release schedule, according to sources. The company plans a more "iterative" process of information disclosure to business customers and partners, sources said.
Windows Vista, the oft-delayed most recent release of Windows, shipped to businesses in November and to consumers in January after more than five years of development. Vista's gestation period was marked by shifting product details as internal priorities changed and problems arose with development.
Like Vista, Windows 7 will ship in consumer and business versions, and in 32-bit and 64-bit versions. The company also confirmed that it is considering a subscription model to complement Windows, but did not provide specifics or a time frame.
Next up on Microsoft's agenda is Service Pack 1 for Windows Vista, which is expected before year's end.
The discussion of Windows' future isn't surprising, given that Microsoft has been criticized by business customers for delays related to Vista. Many business customers pay for Microsoft's software under a license agreement called Software Assurance.
Windows 7 was previously known by the code name Vienna. A Microsoft representative confirmed that Windows 7 is the internal code name for the next client release of Windows. The details were released "as part of our ongoing outreach to enterprise customers and partners, Microsoft has begun sharing plans for how they will continue to deliver value to businesses in the future…Software Assurance customers in particular," a representative said in a statement via e-mail.
"Microsoft is scoping Windows 7 development to a three-year time frame, and then the specific release date will ultimately be determined by meeting the quality bar," according to the representative.
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Armored Core 6 is the modern, action-packed mecha game that deviates from the Soulsbornes formula orchestrated by Hidetaka Miyazaki.
You can clear your wanted levels in Star Wars Outlaws by defeating the death troopers.
I remember the same thing in Assassin's Creed Odyssey, Ubisoft sure love to copy paste stuff in their games.
I just figured out where they got the extra A to make AAAA games, they copy and pasted an extra A 😂
The mc looks so bland, she needs a cooler outfit and hair or maybe allow people to play as the awesome robot with the duster coat
was to be called windows Vienna
"Windows 7 was previously known by the code name Vienna"
No need getting Vista after all then, since this version will be released in 3-years already.
Hope they've improved it in a good way now, not only visually... but in actual performance.
Make old hardware more useful not more worthless.
The lifecycles seems to become shorter and shorter. M$ hasn't even established Vista on the market. The should focus their energy to optimze Vista first and make it compatible to the newest hardware for some years. I know from industrial view it's a problem to use business software and loose support much to soon.
Wow Vista is sitting on store shelves collecting dust and Microsoft has already announced the next Windows to be out in 3 years. Way to go what's next Xbox 720 in 2009? Sorry we made crappy hardware which cost us a billion so now we gonna scrap this one and get you a new and improved version with upgraded graphics!