Windows 7 will be warmed over Vista
Submitted by srlinuxx on Wed, 08/20/2008 - 21:01.
Vista has been, to be kind, a flop. For several months now, Microsoft has been hinting that the next version of Windows, Windows 7, will be the answer. I'm beginning to wonder, though, if Windows 7 will be little more than Vista rehashed.
Microsoft is no longer being coy about the fact that they're working on a replacement for the wretched Vista. It used to be that the Ballmer would just say things like "Vista is a work in progress." Now, Microsoft has admitted to having over 2,000 people working on Windows 7. Sounds to me like they're serious about it.
In addition, Microsoft has launched its Windows 7 blog and has started telling people about what's what with Seven. What's even more interesting is that WSUS (Windows Software Update Services) users found a Windows 7 Client option on their patching servers on August 20.
I know a lot of CIOs are wrestling with what to do with Windows. Should they 'upgrade' to Vista? Stick with XP SP3? Or, go with the Mac or desktop Linux instead. Let me just point out that Microsoft itself is already pushing Windows 7. They know that business users aren't moving to Vista. So, if you're determined to stick with Windows, your smart choice looks to be waiting for Seven.
Apparently instant-on ? 7 threads PBX rather not deterministic ?
Windows 7 was started on the concept of less than Vista home version. It may adapt to midori project and use server 2008 to extend functionality.
Vista is often misunderstood because of its nature of realtime deterministic operating system. Memory was preassigned to threads not even being used. If only they use dynamic memory protected for each new thread created; then deterministic fellover to lesser priority new threads. Once fixed to this new dynamic memory protection scheme, Vista will be memory efficient. Server 2008 will be too.
PBX telephony realtime operating system, however, used posix threads. It is not deterministic. Memory is protected, but no priority consideration while using any threads. Threads handle only sequential data. No sudden change of mind and force a deterministic priority change.
Windows 7, by its implication is 7 threads, used in many windows without deterministic operating system. So do Linux(without MontsVista) and OsX. 7 threads use packets for realtime time slice. 3 threads for data storage, device functions and network communications. The other 4 threads are for 4 windows in the browser. This means Windows 7 will go back to Win95, but with more multimedia and vm in hdd or nand. This will also play well in cellphone designs. Will fit in with 5 Microsoft data centers(Vista server 2008) for cloud computing. Lately, $500 million more will be invested in new Iowa data center.
So, I predict that windows 7 will be for netbooks and cellphones, using larger L2 cache in cpus coupled to nands thru USB, a level of operating system below Vista home version. Which means it will be instant-on, preloaded runtime codes and embedded on new computers. Older computers will have installation that deposits the runtime codes then later updated by auto-update .net strategy at the ISPs.
This will round up the Microsoft product line. Deterministic realtime is for servers where sudden hardware(download accelerated hypervisor protected data transfer) failure will trigger deterministic priority decisions to protect data transfer thru backup channels of communications. This is coupled with Raid 6 equipment for maximum security in data centers.