The Week in ‘7’ – Oct. 12 – 17. 2008.
A lot of interesting information and rumors were revealed this week about Microsoft's next major revision of Windows client. Here's a recap!
Windows 7’s Official Name revealed – Windows 7!
Yes people, it has been confirmed today on the Windows Vista Team Blog by Mike Nash. Windows 7’s final name is the codename that has been in use since since it was revealed.
Why did Microsoft choose ‘7’ – Mike Nash Explains
Microsoft shares their official explanation on why it was chosen. Surprisingly a lot of the thoughts I expressed were also noted in Microsoft’s post. Key points to take away include: its the 7th major release of Windows, Compatibility, delivering great improvements on top of Vista.
A better explanation on how Microsoft reached version 7
The hoopla over Windows 7’s version continues! I want to get this right and it looks like Ed Bott has the best explanation so far about how Microsoft came to reach the 7th release of Windows. The kernel version seems to be what is confusing persons the most. Because Vista is NT 6.0 and Windows 7 is NT 6.1 not NT 7.0 persons are getting confused. The key as Ed notes is not include the consumer Windows 1x, 2x, 3x and 9x releases.
Is 'Instant On' coming for Windows 7?
A post over at CNET News discusses a survey made available to certain individuals suggesting the use of a fast way to start Windows. The survey makes note of changes to how Windows would function such as in ability to change Windows configuration, run certain applications.
Thoughts on the ‘new’ Windows name
Today was a surprise for many, depending on who you talk to. Microsoft chose a low key but effective channel to announce the final branding for the next version of Windows, Windows 7. We in the Windows Enthusiast community have been accustomed to codenames then a final christening sometime during the products technical testing. I have been discussing the moniker for Windows 7 for a good while now and others in the community such as Ed Bott brought the topic up just last week.
Native .VHD Support confirmed for Windows 7 – Server version
Long Zheng posted about Microsoft supporting .VHD natively in Windows, but its looking more like a Server only feature this time around.
Paul Thurrott’s Windows 7 FAQ Update
Windows Platform Enthusiast Blogger and Community Resource, Paul Thurrott has updated his informative Frequently Asked Questions about the next release of Windows, 7. Revealed are some additional information about the deep end user functionality and user interface features being built in.
Other interesting non Windows 7 news throughout the week:
Microsoft Silverlight 2 – Available
Up Next: Windows Vista SP2
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The Week in ‘7’ – Oct. 7 – 10. 2008.
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