Microsoft set to reveal Windows 7

Posted on 18 Aug 2008 at 09:29

Microsoft has announced that next month it will provide a first look at the new features of Windows 7.

It will provide in-depth technical information about what is now a popular Mac “application” at two events towards the end of October.

According to senior engineers Steven Sinofsky and Jon De Vaan, Microsoft is taking an “open and honest” approach to the operating system’s developments, in order to manage expectations before it goes on sale. They admitted that the Microsoft engineering team had learnt lessons from the launch of Windows Vista, when it announced features that ultimately it was not able to deliver.

“Related to disclosure is the idea of how we make sure not to set expectations around the release that end up disappointing you-features that don’t make it, claims that don’t stick, or support we don’t provide,” said Sinofsky and De Vaan.

“Starting from the first days of developing Windows 7, we have committed as a team to ‘promise and deliver’,” they concluded.

Windows 7 is expected to be released in 2010.

Author: Dawinderpal Sahota

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