5 Things MS has to do for Windows 7 to succeed

[Odie]

A lot of businesses have already decided to boycott Windows Vista and many consumers would like to skip it, too. In order to avoid the same mistakes in the next version of the operating system, there are five things Microsoft needs to do with Windows 7.

5. Speed it up significantly

One of the worst qualities of Windows Vista is that it is almost always slower than its predecessor Windows XP when running on the same hardware. And most of that performance drag is not simply due to the fancy graphics. Even if you turn off the Aero interface, Vista is still usually slower.

4. Avoid compatibility problems

In the process of streamlining Windows 7, the developers can’t sacrifice software compatibility. One of the things that has killed Vista is that Microsoft spent so much effort trying making it more secure with User Access Control (UAC) that it broke a lot of software in the process.

3. Undercut OS X on price

Over the next two to three years the lion’s share of the growth in computer sales is very likely going to be in the sub-$500 netbook and nettop market. These machines are essentially just glorified Web browsers in a diminuitive hardware package. The OS doesn’t matter much. As a result, Linux is a major threat to become the OS powering a lot of these machines, because of its minimal price.

2. Sell only one version

There were primarily two editions of Windows XP: Home and Professional. With Windows Vista, that doubled to four primary editions: Home Basic, Home Premium, Business, and Ultimate. It’s time to simplify and go back to just one version of Windows with one price.

1. Make it the last shrink-wrapped OS

The old way of building and packaging operating systems in shrink-wrapped boxes that are released every few years is just not fast enough or nimble enough to meet the demands to today’s Internet-driven computing environment. It’s also counterproductive for an OS maker because you end up competing against yourself the way XP and Vista are now competing against each other.


Make sense to me.


Complete article at TechRepublic

[Mark]

And maybe use a new interface.. it's just going to be the same as Vista..

[bahirzaheri8]

Yeh I agree with Mark,

a new style= a fresh start

[utkarsh30june]

Microsoft surely needs to improve the performance of the next Windows and lower the price because it is the high price which causes piracy in the whole world.

Good luck Microsoft!!You're gonna need a lot of luck in future

[brayden]

I reckon windows 7 should keep the Aero theme because if they change it big time they are gonna have to replace it in short time when they should be looking at bugs instead of new themes.

[Raymond]

I have to agree with what Odie has posted. However it is doubtful that they'll sell only one version...

[utkarsh30june]

Maybe there will be two versions of Windows 7 -->Home and Business

[Ceyfer √]

Let's wait for Windows 7 - Vista wow failure is not to be neglected

[Mark]

Well.. Microsoft said that there will be a consumer version and a business version, a 32-bit version and a 64-bit version

Source: [url=http://news.cnet.com/2100-1016_3-6197943.html]CNET

[shan]

all i need is software compadablity, version reducing, low system requirments and a fresh look as told.