Windows 7 News
Windows 7 might get Country Specific Editions
Nov 25th
Winfuture.de, a German website has reported that Microsoft is considering country specific editions of Windows 7.
In my opinion, releasing so many editions of Windows Vista was a big mistake. There should have been two versions only, just like Windows XP. If Microsoft actually decides to launch different edition for each country then it will confuse the customers even more. I don’t understand what good is a country specific version going to be…
Here’s the Bablefish translation of the Winfuture’s German language article. I don’t feel like editing the translation. It’s easily understood anyway.
Microsoft offers Windows Vista in altogether six variants. With Windows it will give probably again a whole set of editions, whose name is to obviously at least partly change to Vista however to 7.
Only recently we could report that it will give possibly again a “Professional” version mentioned. Now a further detail is added. Obviously Microsoft Windows 7 wants to adapt the names of the editions not only optically to the respective region, but also.
The data our according to sources there is to be designations in different national languages apart from the English names for the different Windows editions also. Therefore Windows became 7 starters, Home basic, Home Premium, Business, Enterprise and Ultimate in Germany for example differently are called than in the USA and other English-language markets.
Still the considerations are to have been led not to end, were called it opposite us. At present different possibilities were discussed. There are not concrete examples to call for the time being thus. By an adjustment of the edition names to the respective national language the customers are to be able to recognize in the future probably better, which variant is suitable for them best.
A new Windows 7 Build?
Nov 25th
A German website Winfuture has got hands on the latest Windows 7 build we know about yet. It’s build number is 6936. It has been distributed to small circle of pre-beta testers.
Taskbar is fully funtional in this build. Some changes in this Windows 7 Beta Build 6936 are;
- Jumplists can be accessed by right-clicking on a symbol in the taskbar
- A more colorful start button when mouse hovering over it
- Icons next to most used applications displayed leading to jump lists
- Zoom function available now. It works on desktop as well as multimedia files.
- Better hardware detection
DirectX 11 to come in Windows 7
Nov 25th
Product Marketing Manager for Microsoft Windows; Ben Basaric had an interview with PC Games Hardware. One of his statement from the interview came as surprise as he said that Windows 7 is unlikely to come with DirectX 11 but the same guy has now confirmed that Windows 7 will come with DirectX 11 and it will also be shipped for Windows Vista.
According to some reports on Internet, DirecX 11 binaries are present in the November SDK. The statement from Ben Basaric came as a surprise but now PC Games Hardware has managed to get a new statement from him stating that Windows 7 will be shipped with DirectX 11and even Windows Vista will get DirectX 11.
Of course for all this to happen, we have to wait for Windows 7 and DirectX 11 capable graphics cards (which are scheduled for late 2009 release).
The statements from Ben Basaric can be found here.