Goodbye, Vienna. Hello Windows 7

First off, it’s time to stop with the “Vienna” stuff. Those in the know need to start using “Windows 7” to refer to the next full-fledged version of Windows client. (Why 7? I guess because it follows NT 6.0?). Not so coincidentally, numbers are back in vogue — like they are on the Office side of the house, which, as Microsoft watchers have known for a while, is working on “Office 14” (not “13” — bad luck), the next version of Office.

This is a somewhat comical look at how things should play out, now that Steven Sinofsky has replaced Allchin at the wheel. Here’s one quote I particularly like, “Cease sharing any information about delivery milestones or dates. Never talking about ship targets means never having to say you’re sorry.”

Source: ZDNet