How Microsoft Plans To Get Its Groove Back With Win7

shawnz tips a blog post up at thebetaguy that details Windows 7's huge departure from the past, and the bold strategy Microsoft will be employing to maintain backward compatibility. Hint: Apple did it seven years back. There are interesting anti-trust implications too. "Windows 7 takes a different approach to the componentization and backwards compatibility issues; in short, it doesn't think about them at all. Windows 7 will be a from-the-ground-up packaging of the Windows codebase; partially source, but not binary compatible with previous versions of Windows."

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[AccUser]

'Start your photocopiers' anyone?

I doubt that they can pull this off. It is not that the Microsoft engineers are not capable. In fact, I am sure that they are. I just don't think that management and marketing have the balls.

Re:Has "fail" written all over it

[Original Replica]

Have you tried loading old win95 powerpoint slides in a new version of ppt?

Have you tried putting leaded fuel in your new car? Of course not, leaded fuel is only for antique cars. Guess what, win95 anything is only for antique computers. Dust off your old Pentium II if you want to run stuff from win95. Or maybe make a new presentation, I'm sure your old one looks like it's from 13 years ago.

Re:Credit where credit is due

[JohnFluxx]

As a fellow Qt developer, I have to say that Qt totally rocks :)

So, to be concise...

[Enrique1218]

they are just going to copy Apple again.

Ok, I had my fun. I will go back to the Apple section now.