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In 2000, Microsoft started the planning to follow up Windows XP and its
server counterpart Windows Server 2003 (both codenamed Whistler) with a
major new release of Windows that was codenamed
Blackcomb (both codenames refer to the Whistler-Blackcomb resort). This new version was at that time scheduled for a 2005 release.
Major features were planned for Blackcomb, including an emphasis on
searching and querying data and an advanced storage system named WinFS
to enable such scenarios. In this context, a feature mentioned by
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates for Blackcomb was "a pervasive typing
line that will recognize the sentence that [the user is] typing in."
Later, Blackcomb was delayed and an interim, minor release, codenamed
"Longhorn", was announced for a 2003 release.[10] By the middle of
2003, however, Longhorn had acquired some of the features originally
intended for Blackcomb, including WinFS, the Desktop Window Manager,
and new versions of system components built on the .NET Framework.
After the 2003 "Summer of Worms", where three major viruses - Blaster,
Sobig, and Welchia - exploited flaws in Windows operating systems
within a short time period, Microsoft changed its development
priorities, putting some of Longhorn's major development work on hold
in order to develop new service packs for Windows XP and Windows Server
2003. Development of Longhorn was also "reset" in September 2004.
Builds
The first known build of Windows 7 was identified as a "Milestone 1
(M1) code drop" according to TG Daily with a version number of
6.1.6519.1. It was sent to key Microsoft partners by January 2008 in
both x86 and x86-64 versions.Though not yet commented on by Microsoft,
reviews and
screenshotshave been published by various sources.The M1 code drop installation
comes as either a standalone install or one which requires Windows
Vista with Service Pack 1, and creates a dual-boot system.
On April 20, 2008, screenshots and videos of a second build of M1 were
leaked with a version number of 6.1.6574.1. This build included changes
to Windows Explorer as well as a new Windows Health Center.
According to the TG Daily article of January 16, 2008, the Milestone 2
(M2) code drop was at that time scheduled for April or May 2008.[20] A
Milestone 2 build was demonstrated at the D6 conference with a build
number of 6.1.6589.1.x86fre.winmain_win7m2.080420-1634. The build had a
different taskbar than found in Windows Vista, with, among other
features, sections divided into different colors. The host declined to
comment on it, stating "I'm not supposed to talk about it now today".
According to Paul Thurrott, Milestone 3 (build 6780) was shipped to
Microsoft employees and close partners in the week of September 7,
2008. Described as visually and functionally similar to Windows Vista
by Mary Jo Foley of ZDNet and Stephen Chapman of UX Evangelist, some
bundled applications in Milestone 3 now use a ribbon interface similar
to that of Office 2007. Thinknext.net, the same site that was behind
the original leaks of Milestone 1 pictures and video, has since leaked
39 images, and 4 videos of Windows 7 build 6780, though Microsoft has
since forced them to take the images down. Many applications that had
been integrated into previous versions of Windows have been removed,
including Calendar, Contacts, Mail,
Meeting Space,
Movie Maker, and Photo Gallery and are available as downloads in the
Windows Live Wave 3 beta release. WinFuture.de has since leaked 192
images of Windows 7 build 6780.
On October 8, 2008, Winfuture.de released 34 screenshots of Windows 7 build 6801.
On October 28, 2008, Microsoft distributed a pre-beta build of Windows
7 with the build tag 6801.winmain_win7m3.081020-1655[citation needed]
to attendees at its Professional Developers Conference (PDC).[36]
Microsoft also demonstrated build 6933.winmain.081020-1842 during the
PDC, but did not give it to attendees. It has a new desktop interface,
a new taskbar and many new features.
A beta release is planned for early 2009.
As of January 2008[update], the release date of a release candidate is
"to be determined."[20] Different Microsoft representatives have
suggested late 2009[38] and around January 2010[2] as the release date
of Windows 7. InternetNews.com says that June 3, 2009 is the release
date internally planned at Microsoft,[3] but it's not clear whether
this date refers to RC, RTM, or public availability, and this rumor is
currently unconfirmed.
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