Linked by Thom Holwerda on Wed 15th Apr 2009 22:54 UTC
Windows Now that Windows 7 is more or less finalised on the feature side of things, with the release candidate around the corner, I thought it would be interesting to look back upon what we thought Windows 7 would be - and what we actually hoped Windows 7 would be. So, I dove into our article and comment archive to see how many of our hopes, dreams, and predictions came true.
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My predictions
by Moredhas on Wed 15th Apr 2009 23:34 UTC
Moredhas
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2008-04-10

Back when Vista was still Longhorn, and all the tech community was fawning over it, I made the bold statement that "Vista will be the next ME". I was sure I would be right, but I didn't know how right I would be!

This time around, I wasn't so bold. All I've said, aside from some "ooo wouldn't it be awesome if...?" statements, is "While it won't be make or break for Microsoft, a bad Windows 7 release could see a significant drop in Windows market share, and a big opportunity for Apple and Linux." I won't know if I'm right or wrong for a couple of years yet, but present signs say that Windows 7 will have a good release. Microsoft have realised that in the world of tech hype, sometimes less is more.