I really thought the 32bit option would be dropped with the next release. I think that is a clue that Windows 7 will not be a radical new system, but simply a new GUI on the Vista code.

I thought it would be out the door as well, especially since manufacturers are already shipping computers with 64-bit. I guess they are just thinking from an upgrade standpoint so that existing users won’t need to have a 64-bit compatible processor. And I definitely don’t see a radical new design in the works for this version, and I doubt it will look all that much different than Vista.

Very good example Cory. I think that some people forget how important the behind-the-scenes fixes can be, and often mistake that for a lack of updates.

spock1982 wrote:

I really thought the 32bit option would be dropped with the next release. I think that is a clue that Windows 7 will not be a radical new system, but simply a new GUI on the Vista code.

Translation: More crap piled on crap piled on crap

Wow, what the hatred and cynicism. Sinofsky said several times that Windows 7 will be a major release. It continues to build upon the foundation of Windows Vista 7 and Windows Server 2008.

Just because they didn’t start the OS from scratch doesn’t mean it will is “simply a new GUI on the Vista code” That’s crazy talk.

Look at Firefox 3 for example. Other than the updates to the location bar and bookmark system, what really changed that the user can see and touch? The real changes were to the JavaScript engine, HTML rendering engine, sql database backend, etc.

Just because you can’t see the difference doesn’t mean significant updates weren’t made to it.

I really thought the 32bit option would be dropped with the next release. I think that is a clue that Windows 7 will not be a radical new system, but simply a new GUI on the Vista code.

Translation: More crap piled on crap piled on crap