Windows 7, the successor to Vista, ready in 2009?

The next Windows could be completed next year, “said Bill Gates at the conference of the Development Bank Inter-American held in Miami on April 4.

The co-founder of Microsoft said: “During the next year, roughly, we will have a new version [Windows]. I am very excited about what he will do in many areas. ”

Until then, Vista’s successor was rather wait for 2010, according to the replacement cycle of four years at Microsoft, Vista is available for businesses since November 2006. This early development can be interpreted as a denial for Vista which has not been unanimity among manufacturers and has not met the expectations of companies. Only its license sales are doing well with the new PC that team.

Few technical details have filtered on Windows 7 (formerly Vienna). It will be optimized for touch screens, will manage up to 64 hearts, will integrate the file management system (WinFS) originally planned for Vista. It will also have a new interface without the taskbar and Start menu, but integrating menus circulars. As Vista, Windows 7 exists in versions 32 and 64 bits.