Everything you need to know about Windows 7
Microsoft has been developing Windows 7 under a shroud of secrecy worthy of Apple, and it's led to a rash of rumours and unfounded expectations.
The vision for Windows 7 doesn't sound like a snappy marketing slogan yet. Even Mike Nash, the Vice President for Windows Product Management, doesn't have one. He says: "The things you do today on Windows, Windows 7 makes easier; and the things you always dreamed of doing [are made] possible."
This time, a key concern for Microsoft in terms of design is the Windows user experience. To make this happen, there's been a bit of a re-shuffle; Sinofsky isn't the only person to move from the Office team to Windows. Julie Larson-Green, the person responsible for introducing the ribbon interface to Office 2007, is now Corporate Vice President of Program Management for the Windows Experience. A handful of accessories (including WordPad, Movie Maker and Paint) will get a version of the ribbon, but it's not the look of Office 2007 that you'll see in Windows 7: it's the principle of putting new features in the right place and making existing features easy to find.
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The vision for Windows 7 doesn't sound like a snappy marketing slogan yet. Even Mike Nash, the Vice President for Windows Product Management, doesn't have one. He says: "The things you do today on Windows, Windows 7 makes easier; and the things you always dreamed of doing [are made] possible."
This time, a key concern for Microsoft in terms of design is the Windows user experience. To make this happen, there's been a bit of a re-shuffle; Sinofsky isn't the only person to move from the Office team to Windows. Julie Larson-Green, the person responsible for introducing the ribbon interface to Office 2007, is now Corporate Vice President of Program Management for the Windows Experience. A handful of accessories (including WordPad, Movie Maker and Paint) will get a version of the ribbon, but it's not the look of Office 2007 that you'll see in Windows 7: it's the principle of putting new features in the right place and making existing features easy to find.
More at Techradar
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