Windows 7 Unveiled at PDC 2008
As expected, Microsoft unveiled the next version of it’s Windows operating system, Windows 7 (formally codenamed Blackcomb and Vienna), at the Professional Developers Conference (PCD) 2008 which is being held in Los Angeles from 27th-30th October 2008.
There was a demonstration of the operating system, a pre-beta, build 6933, bearing a brand new thicker taskbar, improved system tray area and a slightly different start menu, and removal of the Windows Sidebar seen in Windows Vista. At first glance, it does look a bit Apple mac-ish, as seen below:
Windows 7 Screenshot Galleries on Neowin.net: Here and Here.
Attendees of PDC 2008 were lucky (or unlucky, you decide!) enough to receive a copy of this pre-beta of Windows 7:
Photo from qyblog.net on Flickr
It is said that Windows 7 will be released early 2010, and will come in several flavours, desktop client edition (32bit and 64bit) and server edition (64bit only).
For more information on Windows 7, here are some useful links: