What’s Cooking at Microsoft

Could it be that Microsoft is planning to scrap Windows Vista earlier? Of course we couldn’t tell tucked away in a dark, secluded corner of Microsoft’s site lies a document dated January 31, 2007 containing some preliminary information regarding select areas of investment for future versions of Windows. So which areas is Microsoft planning to focus on for the next major release of Windows? With the recent news of codename “Fiji” potentially being an MCE release, should help to roughly piece together the beginnings of the mystery currently known only by a codename: Windows “Seven”.

Building on the foundation of Windows Vista, this information has 2 main groups targeted: End Users and IT Pros.

End User focal points:

Easier: Making information easier to find and use.

• -Converging local, network and internet search functionality.
• -Enhance Enterprise management of find and organize backup, permissions and schemas.
• -Further advance intuitive user experience and role-based context.
• -Integrate automated application provisioning and cross-app data transparency.