Update: Thoughts on What Windows Vienna/ Version 7 Will Look Like

After my post on “What Do You Think Windows Version 7/Vienna Will Look Like?” I received a lot of feedback, all of which was interesting to read and think about. In fact, some comments made were so intriguing I felt that it would be wrong of me not post them on here for the world to see. Firstly, this comment made by Joe Belanger, which I totally agree with. His comment about the diverse amount of learning curves people had proposes a very good argument.

Joe Belanger

I think it should have a “mode” feature, that allows it to act/do/and be as any of the “popular” former Windows, so that people that are used to “Old Windows” can still use it and not wonder where everything is, and suffer the “lag” or “learn term” / “learning curve” and people that like to see “New Windows” can play around and see what it does. That way it get’s the best of all worlds, and people will purchase it since it’s just like before, but “more stable” and supported for years to come. A FAST system that doesn’t require a lot of resources, but if a program requires it, allows shutdown of various background programs, like,, all but necessary.. Simple stuff.
A lot of people suffer learning curves just getting a computer, and then to have to suffer learning a new OS, is a stressful and hindering block that probably stops and slows sales of a “New Product”, when the old one seemed to work fine. So , make it able to do what ever, but make it able to revert to it’s comfort zone, and allow the user to explore new features at a pace, rather than force feed people “new”, give them “choice”..
Also, if you want to give it that extra kick, allow it to be an “EXCLUSIVE” point of entry into a new internet protocol, that is “child safe” that has no pornography, which would remove the need for “securty settings”… Maybe one exclusive to Business or corperate sites,, that can not be connected to by any other means, but by the New Windows.
There, that should make someone a paycheck.. But where’s mine?

In my opinion, another comment made by one of our readers deserved it’s moment of fame too. I feel customisability is key in making an operating system feel like ‘home’ which I feel is shared in this comment also:

Bob Robinson

What Vienna will look like and what I would like it to look like are going to be poles apart.
I would like it to be a minimalist OS with a good visual presentation. At install time you should have an option to customise from minimum OS. Add any options, start with fonts Arial, Times New Roman, Courier New. Include networking or not, IE or not, OE or not, more than one KB, more than one language. All the sort of things that I slipstream into my configuration of XP and more. Let have back a fast OS that doesn’t need all the bells and whistles that the marketing guys say we need. I don’t want Linux with the opportunity to build it myself, I want a consumer product I can choose what facilities to include. No compromises on security, no third party drivers without certification, all APIs published so software vendors were on a level playing field with MS.
Split MS into two like AT&T was to separate OS from Applications.

Thanks for all the comments and I hope you keep them coming in. Windows 7 is three years away and it’s always a positive to see how people think the creator of the world’s most popular operating system should develop it.

What do YOU want to see in Windows 7?

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