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stuffradio
July 21st, 2007, 17:21
Next version of windows in the next 3 years:

http://news.com.com/2100-1016_3-6197943.html
Richard
July 21st, 2007, 17:28
Let me guess, Minimum system requirements to run it of 2GB RAM?
JonnyH
July 21st, 2007, 17:29
I'm ok with Vista.
Robert
July 21st, 2007, 17:51
What's wrong with XP?
JonnyH
July 21st, 2007, 17:56
What's wrong with XP?
I could say a few things. I preffer Vista tho :)
Don't flame me :classic2:
Secret
July 21st, 2007, 20:27
It's codename is 'vienna', i thought it's going to be 'blackcomb'.
At first people call windows vista as 'longhorn', but then Microsoft change it to vista.
Cam.
July 21st, 2007, 20:57
I could say a few things. I preffer Vista tho :)
Don't flame me :classic2:

Flame! Flame! :P Go XP :)
Johnson
July 21st, 2007, 21:42
3 Earth Years is 10 in Microsoft Years.
sep
July 21st, 2007, 21:47
Shows how advanced they are. Defying laws of physics and all.
DarkBlood
July 21st, 2007, 22:53
Let me guess, Minimum system requirements to run it of 2GB RAM?

That's why newest computers (coming out soon, or are already coming out) will have a max. capacity of 6 Gigabytes rather than four. However, XP can only see up to four, lame.
Secret
July 21st, 2007, 23:23
That's why newest computers (coming out soon, or are already coming out) will have a max. capacity of 6 Gigabytes rather than four. However, XP can only see up to four, lame.


so, do you mean even if the motherboard support up to 8gb ram, xp will only able to read the maximum 4 gb of ram?
fireshark
July 22nd, 2007, 00:20
Iyeru, Mac Pro can address 8 GB. Addressing is a property of 32-bits, that can address maximum of 4 GB. (Other limits, such as 3 or 3.2 GB, are properties of Windows or motherboard.)

64 bit can address 16 Petabytes, or something like that. (2^32 times more than 32 bit)
Johnson
July 22nd, 2007, 00:49
Exactly, it has nothing to do with XP. 64 Bit XP would recognize more than 4gb of ram.
DarkBlood
July 22nd, 2007, 01:44
Well, it really all depends on the slots you have, right? I have good 'ol DDR1. *sighs*
stuffradio
July 22nd, 2007, 02:31
I have DDR2
Troy1
July 24th, 2007, 11:10
If I'm going to use windows, I'm fine with XP. For a while there the tech market was growing so fast it made sense that people needed a new OS every three years or so, but now it's evened out. Microsoft is going to have to find a new model to make money, because a lot of people are staying with XP and I agree that there's nothing really new that we need. Maybe a better mobile version of windows though, but I really like QNX more.
Decker
July 24th, 2007, 12:10
Why are they still bothering, Vista has not had the impact previous versions have. Would be nice if they just got a working one, XP is fine for me and will be for some time to come, possibly changing to Vista as it is better supported and more stable.

Windows 7 in 3 years - why? What is so wrong with other versions they feel the need to change 'again' so soon?
Johnson
July 25th, 2007, 13:52
If I remember right, 7 is going to be a revolutionary OS with no start bar.
themoose
July 25th, 2007, 14:39
If I remember right, 7 is going to be a revolutionary OS with no start bar.

How the hell would that make things easier?
Johnson
July 25th, 2007, 22:24
Who said anything about easier?
DarkBlood
July 25th, 2007, 23:09
Who said anything about easier?

Sha-wing!
Decker
July 25th, 2007, 23:10
Sha-wing!

I'm giving you rep for just reviving that :evilb:
TaiLZ
July 26th, 2007, 13:40
Let me guess, Minimum system requirements to run it of 2GB RAM?

With recommended specs of 8gb ram :p
oates151
July 31st, 2007, 23:41
Ya know! Everytime I sit down and settle in with my operating system, MS shoves out another one. Can't they let me finish up with XP, get Vista when it is all sorted and working properly, and THEN tell us about a new OS?

:beer: cheers
Johnson
August 1st, 2007, 00:00
You've had 7 years to get used to xp.
DarkBlood
August 1st, 2007, 00:11
You've had 7 years to get used to xp.

6 Years (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows#History) actually. Since Windows XP was released in 2001.

Also good news for XP Users:

Mainstream support for Windows XP will continue until April 14, 2009 and extended support will continue until April 8, 2014.
Darknight
August 1st, 2007, 00:30
Let me guess, Minimum system requirements to run it of 2GB RAM?

I would hope it would be something like that in 3 years
Very sad if we are all still using the same systems we have now..
Troy1
August 1st, 2007, 14:37
Vista isn't having an impact at all really, from what I can see.
Usually when a new windows version comes out all the computers everywhere I go are running it in 3 months. Vista is either a late bloomer or a steaming pile of Micro$hit.
Decker
August 1st, 2007, 15:09
It's a pile of steaming bits no one really needs, XP with toys. I've seen nothing in it that says it's a great leap forward. Preloading to RAM is the exeption but only if you have loads of it.

So where would Windows 7 go on from there?

No more harddisks! Liquid substrate memory required? Synaptic interfacing! (Any MS employee or anyone else that uses these ideas in whole or part owes me an absolute fortune all right reserved copyright me including all intelectual.....yada yada it's in all your contracts)

Nah, probably another unusable interface until the lobotomy sets in and someone makes a theme where the sun rises and sets.
Troy1
August 1st, 2007, 15:24
The next version will probably all be touch screen, like the iphone. The future of computing will be smudgy and portable.
DarkBlood
August 1st, 2007, 16:48
The next version will probably all be touch screen, like the iphone. The future of computing will be smudgy and portable.

We already have something like that: Microsoft Surface
Troy1
August 1st, 2007, 17:37
I'd forgotten about that. It seems like a wonderful looking waste of time :P