Re: Vista cannot and will not replace XP. Case Closed
- From: "Colin Barnhorst" <c.barnhorst@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 14 Jan 2008 09:05:18 -0700
If there is bloat it is because of backwards compatibility considerations. A surprising amount of the code is application specific enabling much legacy software to continue to run. The rumor mill about Windows 7 includes discussion of a major break with backwards compatibility in order to dump such code. Another compatibility feature in Windows that appears to be temporary is the virtualization of program output. MS has warned ISV's that this feature will not be carried over to Windows 7 and is there to buy the ISV's time to rewrite their products so that they are not hard-coded to write to system areas now protected in Vista.
"Alias" <alias@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:fmfvvq$rv8$1@xxxxxxxxxxx
Colin Barnhorst wrote:
"Alias" <alias@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:fmfl1q$n9p$1@xxxxxxxxxxxJohn Smith wrote:http://www.activewin.com/awin/comments.asp?HeadlineIndex=42308
As you can read in the above article, my words exactly.. Im getting bored of being right all the time.
As I have said before, microsoft will be forced to extend support of XP for a very long time...
Only if they make the next version of windows (called windows 7) better than the monstrosity called vista, will XP be retired
Gates is already talking about the "next version" of Windows. He did it on a BBC interview.
Alias
> The next version of Windows has been on the calendar for many years.
> Until recently it was called Windows Code Name Vienna and has been
> discussed since at least 2005. MS has been deferring feature requests
> and new projects for it since Vista went into beta testing three years
> ago. MS research has projects targeted for Windows as much as ten years
> from now. Many of these developments need progress in hardware and
> standards development before they can be taken to market. One important
> subject being researched for long range inclusion is a progressive
> reduction in dependencies, thus making Windows very modular and even
> more robust than now.
Gates wasn't talking about it like he did on the BBC before. He was implying that it will be the replacement for a failed Vista, not a robust Vista, mind you, but a BLOATED Vista.
Alias
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