“Remember, as the Softies themselves like to remind us, everything about Windows is fluid up until the time the product ships. (And that is one of the main reasons the Windows client team has decided not to talk publicly about Windows 7 — so that no one will be able to prove that they cut planned features from the product.)”
How many features will they cut? Will this version of Windows be more than just a security update with touch-screen support? Where is the innovation?
I just got a tech update from ZDNet with a screenshot for the new Windows 7 (Milestone 3, I believe). So here’s the screenshot:
And here’s the first screenshot of gedit I found and on Ubuntu, which is one of the ugliest distros. It’s not really new.
Wow, Microsoft. Congrats. Shipping in 2009 you say? At this rate gedit will probably have a time travel function by then -_-
September 23rd, 2008 at 05:48
Eww, looks to much like Vista/Office 2007 from the screen shots Ive seen. Those horrible ribbon menus! *gak*
Mind you, so long as I can default Explorer to details view its got to be better than Vista. (I have to change how many view templates!!??)
Never mind, I’m a happy linux camper now
October 6th, 2008 at 22:35
I like it.
Seems like a basic Word. It looks better than openoffice crap.
There are several Windows 7 screenshots reflecting its progress. It makes me wonder how would Gnome look by Windows 7 release.
MS is working hard on improving Windows look and feel and user experience, will Gnome do the same? or stick old fashioned like that gedit screenshot? If so, I will run that new Wordpad on wine.
October 9th, 2008 at 10:14
Looking at this version of Notepad, it struck me that MS should be careful with their features; because this version of Wordpad looks feature compatible with the functions from MS-Office people actually use!
If they keep this up, who would bother buying MS-O?
October 12th, 2008 at 16:09
@user
“MS is working hard on improving Windows look and feel and user experience, will Gnome do the same?” O_o
If you mean running around the stick for 15 years “hard work”, get urself a copy of W1nDoze and enjoy))))))))))))))
And you kinda should learn how to use dat “update” button, you know, you probably sitting @ gnome 0.01 if you give such stupid comments.