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Preventing Another Vista-like Release With Windows 7

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the plenty-of-time-to-get-it-right dept.

CRE writes "An article at the OS News site details how Microsoft could best avoid Windows 7 becoming another Vista-esque release. The author advises Microsoft to basically split Windows in two. Windows 7 would be a new operating system based on the proven Windows NT kernel, but with a completely new user interface, with backwards compatibility provided by VMs. In addition, to please business customers and other people concerned with backwards compatibility, Microsoft should create 'Windows Legacy', basically the current Windows, which will receive only security and bug fixes. Relatedly, APCMag is reporting that Microsoft has moved Julie Larson-Green (the driving force behind Office 2007's Ribbon UI) over to work on Windows 7's interface."

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  1. Here's a plan: by amazon10x · · Score: -1, Troll

    Admit failure and cut losses: drop Vista now.

    Re-release Windows 2000 as Windows Classic (like Coca-Cola Classic!) for power/cheap/business users. It worked great and still does.

    Slap Beryl on top of Windows 2000 and call it Windows XT. Market this to people_who_like_flashy_stuff/idiots.

    For the next four or five years: fix up user security issues (what they tried to do with UAC) and other miscellaneous things. Release Windows 2.

    How's it sound?

  2. tsponge by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    gave the BSD

  3. Re:How about pulling a Mac? by Frankie70 · · Score: 0, Troll


    Why not bite the bullet and go with an OSX type operating system? It'll be a bit painful but it'll cure a lot of the security woes


    I don't see how just moving to an OSX type OS will cure security woes.
    For that you would need to also move to an OSX type fanboi base who can
    threaten security researchers.