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Windows 7 To Be Released Next Year?

KrispySausage writes "A recently-released roadmap for the next major Window release — Windows 7 — indicates that Microsoft is planning to release the new operating system in the second half of 2009, rather than the anticipated release date of some time in 2010. This quickly-approaching release date would seem to be at least partially verified by news of a milestone build available for review by an anonymous third party." We've previously discussed the upcoming new OS version, as well as its danger to Vista.

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  1. Re:windows7 by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Troll

    Um - maybe its like every other one is good?

    Remember the parts of IQ tests where they say "how are these items alike"? Bet you scored low there.

  2. Re:Such optimism? by Magada · · Score: 0, Troll
    Having used vista for more than a month now, I feel qualified to comment:

    People will be trained to always click yes with UAC, but not sudo right? UAC != sudo and anyway no half-decent Linux OS gives sudo rights to new users out of the box (indeed, some don't even come with sudo installed by default). Sudo is not a security tool, neither is UAC, don't treat them as if they were.

    MS is now in charge of writing drivers too? The driver signing means Microsoft is taking responsibility for those drivers (albeit in a limited way); deal with it. Perhaps they really should be writing drivers, instead of laying the groundwork for charging hardware manufacturers for the privilege of having devices that work with Windows.

    Why would anyone scroll the start menu when they can just start typing... Because they just used the mouse to get to the damn start menu, you useless twat.
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  3. Re:windows7 by eat+here_get+gas · · Score: 0, Troll

    your 3rd-grade name-calling whilst hiding beneath mommy's skirt has caused ir-repairable emotional trauma...she doesn't let you out much eh?

    >sob...

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