Windows Vienna is the codename for the operating system that comes after Microsoft’s Windows Vista. I’m not yet sure why Microsoft is worrying about the OS after Vista, when Vista isn’t anywhere near getting out the door. This information comes from Neowin.net where they discuss how this info was discovered from famous Microsoft blogger, Robert Scoble. Apparently Scoble replied to a thread on Channel 9, an MSDN related site, regarding a Blackcomb video with the following:
since this video was shot the codename for Blackcomb has indeed changed to Vienna. I haven’t gotten the story on this yet, though.
Windows Vienna used to be codename Blackcomb. Microsoft is still remaining fairly secretive about Vienna and I don’t blame them. Vienna probably won’t come out until 2010.
While Windows Vista is intended to be a technologies-based release, with some UI changes (in the form of the Aero set of technologies and guidelines), Vienna is targeted directly at revolutionizing the way we interact with our home and office PCs.
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Gee, it’s early to start thinking about that.
We’re still waiting for Vista damnit.
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I think it may be a bit early to get excited since they are playing a major game of catch up.
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Vista, Viena, XP whatever…Its just be a copy of whatever apple does anyway. Isn’t that how M$ functions now?
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If I had nickel for every time the word “revolutionizing” has been mouthed from either camp…
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We still don’t know when vista is out and they are planning another operatinng that means that vista is coming out very soon.
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I think the problem is that Microsoft couldn’t do all they said they would do with Vista so the scratched it started over and then looked to Blackcomb to be the OS that shot them ahead of the game. Sounds roughly like a managenent problem to me, so the way I look at it is keep XP updated with all the Vista stuff you want gadgets(widgets), transparancy, themes, etcetra and wait till they get there act togther with Vienna. Truthfully, there isn’t much vista offers that is going to get me to buy it at a $399 dollar rumored price tag. Transparent windows suck, the new media center is shabby compaired to WMC 2005, IE7 still is catching up to Firefox and Opera, the best thing I think it offers is WMedia Player 11 which I already have the beta of on XP. Or another thought if you can bear it is switch to Mac, looks to me Vista is a realease to try and keep people satiatied with new Windows things so they can at least stay at par with Apple.
normally vienna would have come out like 4 or 5 years ago. they pulled it back and now are bringing vista( longhorn ) first. vienna(blackcomp) was pushed back for unknown reassons. the fact it is supposed to be the next after vista. don’t know maybe they’re just bluffing.
Vista isn’t out yet but they already gonna have Vienna…..is there any prob with vista that they already working on a new project?
When Vista turns out to be the next big Window ME, they’ll have to have something workable to replace it with sooner rather than later.
Perhaps..move away from x86? 64 bit? Hardware that does not require drivers:) Written from the bottom up to be totally incompatible but a lot more secure?
I think Vista is an experiment to see what they can improve and add to Vienna, which should come out in 2010-2011
in the year 2003, microsoft released windows longhorn which is the codename for vista, and it required 128 mb of ram and a hell lot less of system resources.
in the year 2005/2006, microsoft issued that it will release vista in the early 2006 and it delayed it till 2007.
i happened to put my hands on the longhorn in 2003, and to tell the truth, it is the same as vista, everything exept the visual style.
the thing is that microsoft has bi contracts with computer chips manufacturers that syas it should issue a system resources hog o.s to satisfy these companies.
they are like mobs sucig the money of every peson that wan’t to upgrade their o.s whith forcing him to uprade his p.c and then buying the o.s, to find out at last that it is not much diferent than the one before.
I hope that the new OS system “Blackcomb” is not going to kill vista. Vista is a big release!! If this happens, then What. You will probably need windows vista to run the Vienna. I think That we need to wait at least 4 years if not more
Hey this is Karamvir from India. I think “Vienna” will beat Mac OS X and Linux and even the robust and powerful UNIX. Thats what I think about the new Windows OS yet to come by the end of this decade. So, Bil Gates and Microsoft will give a big surprise to customers and its rival companies. Because I believe that the best is yet to come. So, get ready.
the release for vista is on january 29th 2007
yo thats fine.. vienna hope that will be a revolution in the microsoft history. vista is mainly created for entertainment.. hope microsoft will think on the other side too
Hey team members, you are doing the fantasting job in the development of the new OS “Vienna”. I think Microsoft is planning to release pre-release Alpha Version of the “Vienna” OS.
Paul, If you come to learn about the “Vienna” OS then please keep on informing me.
Go back to Windows 95.
Instad of Thinking about Vienna and Paris, Next stop London my friends Microsoft should be more worried about it’s operating security System, The bugs is are inbelivable. this is more important than just creating another inice looking interface. I am aking myself why other operating system are stable????????????? and Microsoft not????????????????