Windows Vista still feels new, but that doesn't mean it's too early to start speculating about the next version of Windows, code named Windows 7, especially when feature requests like the one pictured above are already leaking onto the web.
NeoWin posted a screenshot of the above feature list over the weekend, which purports to show user requests from the Windows Early Feedback program. The feedback program is Microsoft's means of collecting user suggestions and feedback for the Windows development team to analyze and possibly implement in the next version of Windows.
Does that mean these features will be part of Windows 7? Of course not. It simply shows what users want Microsoft to do. In the end Windows 7 (or whatever it ends up being called) might not have any of this stuff. In fact, some things, like the vectorized GUI, were originally slated for Vista, but never made it.
The good news is that the development of Windows 7 is reportedly moving along at a much improved pace compared to the rather lengthy development time for Windows Vista. An unnamed source at Microsoft tells Ars Technica's that about half of Windows 7's feature set is already one and the OS currently has a target release data of late 2009 to early 2010.
The source also says Windows 7 will contain a revamped interface with “the general goal being a cleaner look rather than adding on more gloss and shine.”
Of course, as with the leaked feature request list, nothing is set in stone. That said, we're curious, what do you want to see in Windows 7?
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