Late last year I first posted about Vienna, the next version of Windows.  It has changed code names again and is now called Windows Version 7.  Let's hope it is better looking than Windows Version 3.15.  

It is due out in 2010, which puts on a four year release cycle instead of three, but is better than five.  As some still struggle with the reasoning behind upgrading to Vista it looks like they will still offer support for 32 bit computing instead of 64 bit only in 2010.  Which means that if your refresh cycle is six years you should still be good, you will just need more RAM.  Paul is doing a great job of keeping on top of what is offered in the next workstation version of Windows over on the Windows SuperSite so if you want more details or would like to bookmark the FAQ and follow along as the details come out be sure to visit his site listed below. 

Paul Thurrott's SuperSite for Windows: Windows "7" FAQ

Regards,
Anthony

Anthony Clendenen | Solutions Engineer | 1E Inc.

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