What ever happened to Windows 7?
http://reddevnews.com/features/article.aspx?editorialsid=2478
I guess we won't know until they figure out how to build it.
Microsoft won't be able to build another one-size-fits-all operating system like Vista because Vista turned out not to fit anybody.
So, Microsoft's most likely track is to build Windows 7 as a modular component operating system... precisely the kind of operating system that runs somewhat like this:
Or, maybe not, depending on whether Microsoft has the intellectual property in house to be able to produce a micro-kernel (more than one if you're going to do a modular OS) like "mini-win".
Posted by Portuno Diamo
at 6:09 PM EDT
Updated: Wednesday, 21 May 2008 9:09 PM EDT