Windows 7 is only Windows Vista SP2?

To be honest, Vista is not really a successful product. In recent months, Microsoft has been suggesting through various channels: the next version of the Windows operating system -- Windows 7 will sweep Vista's failure, bringing you new surprises. Still, I started to suspect that Windows 7 shouldn't be much different from Vista, just an upgrade to Vista.

Microsoft is no longer obscured by the fact that it is trying to find a replacement for poor Vista. Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer used to say "Vista is a work in progress". Now, Microsoft has acknowledged that more than 2,000 employees are working on the development of Windows 7. It seems that Microsoft cares about Windows 7. In addition, Microsoft has also launched a column blog about Windows 7, and began to tell people to disclose some information about Windows 7. More interestingly, on the 20th of this month, WSUS (Windows Software Update Services, Windows Software Update Services) users found a Windows 7 client option on their patch server.

On how to treat Windows, many CIOs are in a dilemma - should it be "upgrade" to Vista? Still insist on using Windows XP SP3? Or, give up the Windows platform and switch to the Mac or Linux operating system? However, I want to point out that Microsoft is ready to launch Windows 7. Microsoft knows that business users will not migrate to Vista. Therefore, if you decide to stick to the Windows platform, waiting for the release of Windows 7 seems to be a smart choice.

But is this really the case? Paul Thurrott, a well-known Windows expert, concluded in his Windows 7 FAQ that "Microsoft's positioning for Windows 7 is "Important Product Release". However, from the language that Microsoft describes the technology pillar of Windows 7, the product is actually just a general product. ”

<;General” To what extent? Thurrott wrote: "Microsoft has publicly promised that there is only one new feature in Windows 7, that is, the so-called "pervasive multi-touch" & rsquo; I don't understand what a universal multi-touch screen means, but it sounds like a massage parlour. Frankly, I think I have experienced this technology on my Apple Touch iPod. On the iPod, it's great. But I still don't want to see that I use my fingers to make my beloved display dirty. ”

But Thurrott also pointed out that it is still too early to talk about Windows 7, and it will definitely add a lot of new features. I am also sure that Microsoft will do this. However, as time goes on, more and more new information about Windows 7 leaks out, and I have become more certain: Windows 7 does not really become a real major upgrade to the Microsoft operating system platform. Instead, it is nothing more than Vista SP2.

Who wants to continue using Vista or even Windows 7 as Vista SP2? I am definitely not willing. Of course, Microsoft can choose to abandon Vista and turn to the new operating system Midori, but I doubt whether Ballmer has the courage to make great strides in a new direction.

So, what should you do as a user? I suggest you consider using a Linux or Maca operating system. If Windows 7 is really just a Vista SP2 as we said, it certainly won't have a good future.