A deep dive into Windows 7 (build 6801)

After the web learned earlier this week that the final name of Vista's successor was Windows 7, all hell broke loose. The general consensus was that Windows 7 wasn't a bad name, but the reasoning behind it wasn't very clear. Many couldn't figure out how Microsoft had reached the number 7 (I'll give you a hint: they were looking at the kernel version number, instead of counting every single minor and major Windows release). But then others wanted to know why the current builds of Windows 7 were at kernel version 6.1, not 7.0.

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But now is a good time to announce that we've decided to officially call the next version of Windows, "Windows 7."

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A bit of interesting news....Microsoft Windows XP, Vista, Internet Explorer (IE), Firefox, Windows Update - Everything Microsoft forgot to mentionDoes Vista already have Windows 7's new kernel?
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Does Vista already have Windows 7's new kernel?

Does Vista already have Windows 7's new kernel? - Vista Forums

As the rumors predicted, Microsoft is indeed planning to debut Windows 7 ahead of schedule. The company will take the wraps off Windows 7 on October 28, when Senior Vice President of Windows Steven Sinofsky will show off the next-generation OS during a keynote at Microsoft’s Professional Developers Conference in Los Angeles

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“With Windows 7 at PDC2008 you will see advances across the full range of Windows – including the kernel, networking, hardware and devices, ...
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Stewart Mitchell delivers his verdict on the features rumoured to be ready for Windows 7, including the new kernel, multi-touch, and virtual drives.

What’s new in Windows 7 > Features > PC Authority

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Intervention: How to salvage Windows 7, Blog by Randall C. Kennedy

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An anonymous reader points us to an interview Microsoft's Windows 7 development chief, Steven Sinofsky, did with CNet. He reveals that Windows 7 will be a further evolution of Vista, and will lose the rumored MinWin kernel.

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10 Ways Microsoft Can Make Windows 7 Lucky, by Joe Wilcox. Use your free time to read it.

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On the back of a poor reception for its latest operating system, Microsoft has confirmed that Vista’s successor, currently called Windows 7, will be released in 2010.

Tectonic » Windows 7 to be released in 2010

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Reports yesterday and today stating Microsoft confirmed its Windows 7 release date for 2010 appear to be very premature, as the statement those reports were based on is the same boilerplate language the company has produced for months.

BetaNews | 'Windows 7' product deadline may or may not be 2010

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