Replying to Windows Vienna

XP would be nice with a better version.
Vienna doesn't really sound like a stepping stone for Vista as it seems completely different and like a whole new way for windows.

Well I think were all hoping that Vista was just a stepping stone and Vienna will be the serious, full blown, complete package deal, I know I am lol.

I would of personally liked to see a full on beefed version of XP (riddle out all the little annoyances, re-write a few things here and there etc), but meh, I guess that won't make them money. One can still hope though.

I can't wait for it to come out!
This one sounds really cool, even better than Vista.
Is Vienna just its code name? Like longhorn was vistas?
It won't be out for ages though so no need to get excited yet as theres plenty of time and I haven't even used vista at all yet.
In viennas later stages I hope to see some pictures of it.

Thing is, I don't think we need to a complete overhaul of the GUI (as in how we interact with the interface), I think universally, we accepted Mac's Dock/Toolbar and Windows' Start Menu/Taskbar combo.

I think they should fix all the problems before creating something new that may cause more problems in the future.

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I would not keep my hopes up that Windows Vienna would be out by 2009. A good example is Vista where they said it would start shipping in 2005! (at least that is what i heard from my friends). A good 5 years later this version of windows has come out and from this experience, i would say Vienna would come out at least from 2010.

Besides the release date part, i think the way Vienna is sounding right now it's going to be HUGE. A new interface like the massive change between Windows 3.1 and Windows 95 would be amazing as long as they are not going to copy anyone *cough* Mac *cough* .

Windows Vista now Vienna. Man they are really trying to eat peoples pockets with their release. After the official release many have felt that the release of vista was cool but not a best OS system to purchase because it lacks the compatibility of many softwares old and new. So buying it would be like bricking your computer where is would be totally useless to you unless you have compatible software for it. Now they are deciding to release a new OS system in two years named Vienna. I hope their next release will at least address the compatibility issues that are found in the new OS such as vista. I have yet to upgrade my OS from XP because I have heard many bad things that have happened to peoples computers because of their sudden urge to upgrade to a new OS that takes advantage of direct X 10. I believe that I will probably and eventually upgrade to a new OS if I feel that it is necceassary otherwise whats the point.

Most importantly I hope that microsofts next release will at least be unique overall and not keep on copying other peoples idea and thinking that they can make it better. For example, look what they have done to IE7 when they try to copy firefox's tab feature. The IE7 tab feature is more of a pain then it is without it. I prefer firefox's browser with its many features of turning off all page styles and analyzing a pages code. IE7 does not offer many feature which you can do that or none that I have heard or seen of. Most importantly I hate how IE sudden puts a box on all flash objects, I know they did that as a form of secruity, but why a annoying box why cant it be invisible and less annoying, which is another reason why I prefer firefox. The swf object box that IE7 has ruins many website designs, I do however know of a bypass of the dumb box that IE7 has but I rather not have to go an extra length to code in a bypass to make it compatible with IE7 when it should be compatible in the first place. Flash is everywhere and to have something like IE7 to put a box around it makes it a nuisance. I hope they somehow just remove that box in the near future, and improve their softwares with a unique taste and not a typical taste of what has already been done. I am not a microsoft supporter but I am also not a hater. I just use a lot of PC products and need them to be more original then trying to be a copy of something.

Vista isn't good but I hope Vienna will be...however what a wired name.

WinXP is good and all they are doing is making OSes worse than XP.

Haha, I totally agree man. XP is the best Windows OS in my opinion. I had vista on my laptop when I got it; it was worth the time and effort to find drivers for the hardware to have support in XP. Vista is nice for multimedia, but I need an operating system not a movie always playing on my screen.

Anyway, I'm kind of surprised we're seeing another Windows so soon, even though, as far as I understand it was started like 7 years ago and just been repeatedly put off and delayed. I just think it's a bit strange XD

Note the fault in your reasoning here. You act surprised that they would be able to release a windows soon, after there has been one that was so slow - while at the same time you can't have forgotten yet they released products prior to that.
Strange? No, rather only reasonable more products seem to come faster when this last one was already admitted to be a very slow release. One event does not make it a trend! (It rhymes)


A more 'episodic' OS subscription system seems to be more favorable.

The Windows Vista Kernel ( the base of the OS) will be updated to a newer and stable version with the Vista Service Pack 1.

The Vista SP 1 is expected to be released as soon as the Windows Longhorn Server is released.

The newer kernel will be more stable and secure and advanced than the present kernel of Vista.

What? change how we do things?

BUT I LIKE MY START MENU *cries*. It just isn't fair.......

lol.

Yeah I heard about the one being released after Vista awhile back, I figured it was going to be the major one, but it seems the one after will be.