What features and experience will interest people and businesses testing Windows 7 beta:
Although Windows 7 is in Beta Microsoft wants to be able to provide a glimpse of all the great features and experiences users can expect when it is finished:
For now, users should continue to look to the latest state of the art OS available which is Windows Vista with SP1; -Vista SP1, today, offers the most secure OS on the market.
-Consumers: the best online safety, photo sharing and instant search tools
-Businesses: the most advanced and secure OS with support for ipv6, 64 bit
-With Windows 7, Microsoft is building on the substantial investments the company has made in the fundamentals through Windows Vista – improving security, reliability and performance while improving PC management and introducing compelling new experiences – and delivers an operating system that is more nimble and reliable, more secure, gets the most out of today’s powerful hardware, and easily connects with all the devices people use today.
-Windows 7 reflects an evolved approach to engineering the operating system that learns from the lessons of Windows Vista and previous versions of the operating system, weaving customer feedback more closely into the development process while enabling the delivery of innovative new features in a way that preserves compatibility and performance, so partners in the PC ecosystem can easily and quickly build on the new capabilities Windows has to offer. To ensure that late-breaking features do not disrupt the development process, the plan for the operating system was finalized up front, reflecting customer input and demand for end-to-end scenarios as well as deep (and early) engagement with the PC ecosystem to ensure stability and compatibility.
Microsoft's Long Term Vision for Windows :
Microsoft is extending the Windows platform to the cloud with an application model that spans client, server, devices and services. The Software + Services strategy envisions a world where experiences extend far beyond a single device – where the PCs, phones, cameras, game consoles, and video and music players people use are all seamlessly connected, through a continuum that spans from powerful client software to rich Internet services. The foundation of this strategy is Windows. It weaves these devices, applications and services together across the server, the PC, the mobile phone, and other devices people rely on every day; offering a seamless, unified experience for customers.
With Windows 7 + services, Microsoft is creating the end-to-end experiences people choose as most important to them, encouraging the creation of new services for Windows, and allowing OEMs a great deal of flexibility to choose to configure PCs that are right for their customers. |
