Windows 7 Desktop Preview

dynamik

I only saw a five-minute excerpt on Digg, but it looks like it has some interesting new features.

This presentation is approximately 50 minutes: http://channel9.msdn.com/pdc2008/PC24/

paintb4707

I don't have speakers on my work pc so I couldn't hear what he was talking about but from what I was watching it didn't look too impressive. Looks like a linux build with a rather unnecessary modification to the application bar.

dynamik

Here's the shorter clip: http://gizmodo.com/5075340/microsofts-guided-tour-of-the-windows-7-taskbar

I'm more curious to see what the "big features" of Windows 7 are going to be. It seems like this stuff could be rolled out in a service pack or something.

Edit: Here's a good list: http://www.winsupersite.com/faq/windows_7.asp Scroll down to: Q: What features will be included in Windows 7?

Some of that actually sounds pretty cool!

HeroPsycho

It's illegal in 7 states to call anything Microsoft does "cool."

BradleyHU

man, they could have put that stuff in a SP...it still looks like Vista...

tiersten

BradleyHU wrote:

man, they could have put that stuff in a SP...it still looks like Vista...

98, ME and 2000 looked pretty much like 95.

aordal

soooo i wonder what happens to apps that are launched that arent pinned to the taskbar

i guess we'll find out eventually

royal

BradleyHU wrote:

man, they could have put that stuff in a SP...it still looks like Vista...

You don't just add stuff to a SP because the GUI is the same as a previous OS... The GUI is one small thing that an OS has under the hood.

dynamik

Did anyone else watch the whole thing? If you just want to see things in action, watch 21:20-39:45. It definitely looks promising.

ally_uk

Give time for god sake they are still early in the development cycle