Next Up: Windows “7”

Longhorn… that was a cool codename. As it turns out, using Vista is just as difficult as trying to push a cow, so Longhorn really felt right at home. Even before Vista was launched, we heard rumors of the next codename, Vienna. Also a cool codename, in my opinion, but apparently not so much in the eyes of Redmond. The next version of Windows has been renamed to “7”. Although Longhorn seems appropriate for Vista, I am hoping our “7” operating system is not going to mimic the movie Se7en.

The switch was disclosed at at a Microsoft sales training conference in Orlando this past week as part of the company’s new “iterative” information-sharing plan, which aims to provide customers and partners with more and more info as part of a predictable release schedule. Microsoft also confirmed that 7 is scheduled to be in development for three years, which we kinda-sorta already knew.

Source: Engadget