The Windows era will continue until 2023

Microsoft revealed the first information about the operating system that ended "Windows era" code-named Midori. But users will have to wait for the product to be promised "beyond the current Windows limit" for at least 15 years.

Contrary to the eagerness of many to the operating system "ending the Windows era" codenamed Midori, the Windows family will also dominate the PC for a long time. Consumers will still "have to" buy the next Windows versions of Windows 7 (the next version of Windows Vista), and probably . Windows 8 continues Windows 7.

Although it claims to develop Windows-based systems such as Singularity or Midori, Microsoft will not be willing to leave Windows's "golden egg" easily. Windows 7 is currently in development, plans for Windows 8 are ready, while operating systems "outside of Windows" are only in the "idea" level. According to a member of a key programming group for Windows network systems, the Windows "family" will live until 2023, and even more!

Windows 7 is in a rapid development phase and will be available by the end of 2009. Unlike Windows Vista, the Windows 7 development team is unified by Steven Sinofsky, Microsoft vice president, who also holds both Windows Live and Windows Live network services. This ensures Windows 7 will launch on time with the new Office office suite. Microsoft also promised Windows to launch a three-year version, meaning Windows 8 will be available around 2011-2012. Remember, extensive technical support for Windows XP SP3 will last until year 2014. 2014!

Thus, Windows 7 will "launch" in at least 10 years in parallel with XP, Vista, and Windows 8 "juniors", just like XP is living with existing Vista. But with Microsoft promising to continue offering new versions of Windows, many will probably wonder what the software giant is planning with Midori and Singularity.

Singularity is a Windows-based operating system that is Microsoft's research purpose, focusing on improving the basic system, language, security, and so on. compared to current Windows. Developers who want to learn about Singularity can download and test it right now.

Meanwhile, Midori - confirmed by Microsoft as the next generation of Windows OS - will only appear after at least 15 years. Instead of lying on the desktop, Midori will focus on "cloud computing" (cloud computing, a trend of providing IT applications to customers via the Internet in the form of "service packs", which helps customers don't need to worry about it.) consider infrastructure systems, operating and maintaining the system. Typical for cloud computing is Google's Google App online service package. Part of the idea of ​​Midori will be realized on Windows 7 when Microsoft incorporates the Windows Live online service system into the OS. The Midori guarantee will be fully compatible with hardware and software built for Windows. , runs well on existing x86 and x64 platforms.

But the most impressive feature of Midori is that the OS is completely "institutionalized". Starting from Midori, Microsoft will develop and upgrade the operating system on each component, instead of every few years "launching" a big Windows boy stirred up. In this way, the company will separate important and unimportant parts of the operating system, such as continuously increasing the security of the system in accordance with the requirements of each time - something nearly impossible. with current Windows design.