![]() Still other changes involve slimming down the code by offloading applications (such as e-mail and photo management) that were once bundled with the code. Other new features require cooperation by hardware vendors, though this time their contribution won't extend to rewriting drivers. For example, a number of cool network features will work only if your employer installs Windows Server 2008 R2 (also handed out to reviewers). However, some of the anticipated changes depend on support that Microsoft may not be able to control. Microsoft has said all along that Windows 7 would refine (but not rewrite) the Vista kernel. Likewise Microsoft hasn't said anything about editions (and pricing) other than to indicate that they probably won't mirror the Vista lineup. As of Monday, the company had offered no new word on when the OS will ship-the official target date continues to be early 2010, but some insiders say that the actual date may move forward by a few months. On some details, Microsoft has said very little. ![]() Wasn't Vista supposed to be faster than its predecessor? We won't be able to test performance (and other under-the-hood features) for some time, obviously, but we can share with you what Microsoft is saying to back its claims. Of course, some of the promised features are things that Microsoft has pledged-and failed to deliver-before. (We'll report on our experiences upgrading PCs from Vista to 7 later on.) ![]() Microsoft planned to hand out installation discs later Tuesday, after the head of engineering for Windows and Windows Live, Steven Sinofsky, delivers his scheduled keynote formally introducing Windows 7 to PDC attendees. We checked out an early beta of the future OS, and though at this point many features are either missing or works in progress, the improvements to everything from user interface to memory management look highly promising.Īlong with several dozen other reviewers and analysts, we got our first real look at the OS, preinstalled on loaner notebooks, over the weekend at a workshop on the eve of the Microsoft Professional Developers Conference. What if Microsoft waved a magic wand and everything people hated about Windows Vista went away? You might have an operating system that you liked-and that's what Microsoft appears to be striving for with Windows 7. Check out our slideshow of the biggest changes. Microsoft hopes it's new operating system will make up for some of Vista's failures.
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