Breathtaking new Windows 7 pictures

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Tabs within MDI interface within tabs... thats a usability nightmare. Microsoft would never design something so complicated. Also, where's inline search, stacks, and filters? We know Windows 7 will continue MS's focus on search and yet there is no way to filter from this interface. Menus are back, yet they were deprecated in Vista. Add that to the fact it looks nothing like what we've seen in builds of Windows 7 so far.

And why is this interface called "Explorer Extension" in the screen capture section of the video, but yet the same window has no title anywhere else in the video? Perhaps because the author blurred it out?

The blog generator would directly compete with Windows Live Writer, and MS's plan with Windows 7 (AFAWK) is to complement the base windows install with Windows Live components (WLPG, WLM, WLW, etc), so this doesn't make sense.

Disk Usage is something that seems like it should be an MMC snap-in, but thats not conclusive.

Windows Vista supports mounting .wim images (virtual disks) in explorer already, so why would this functionality be broken out into a seperate program suddenly? Also note the conspicuous file names of the virtual drive he mounts.

The only really convincing part is Task Manager.

Am I saying its definitely fake? Pretty much. There's a slight chance this is real, but I wouldn't bet on it. It's more of a fanboys fantasy.

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I'm not at all convinced, but the occasional UI inconsistancies make very much sense for an OS that is in the Alpha stages, so when people are using that as grounds to call it fake, they're wrong to do so.

It's also a huge effort, and has enough new (as yet unheard of) ideas to be too creative for a fake.

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I was waiting for you Brandon....can you give any insight on it? Is any of it real?

You don't even need to ask me, just look at the comments from MSFT people on the Channel 9 thread.

Or just use common sense. You really think we're going back to XP style buttons, removing the search box, etc? Do you really think FTP locations are a top scenario to address for our customers?

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Every Windows 7 pic I've seen LOOKS LIKE VISTA.

Also, Vista users - wake up and check out your Snipping Tool. Go on, do it.

because building an OS usually works internally first, then the GUI is build around it. windows 7 will only presumably change its appearance towards the end of its creation cycle.

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Every Windows 7 pic I've seen LOOKS LIKE VISTA.

When will some people learn and use common sense.

The features of any piece of software, including an operating system, are more important than the user interface. Thus, the bulk of the features will always get done first, before the user interface. Windows 7 will look similar to Windows Vista for a fair bit longer. Only when most of the features are near completion, they will implement the new user interface.

Also, to anyone reading this topic:

If Brandon Live implies that these pictures are fake, then these pictures are fake! Especially when he gives those logical reasons! :p.

He didn't rule out some sort of tabbed Windows Explorer (not the one you see in this video) in the next version of Windows, however ;)

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When will some people learn and use common sense.

The features of any piece of software, including an operating system, are more important than the user interface. Thus, the bulk of the features will always get done first, before the user interface. Windows 7 will look similar to Windows Vista for a fair bit longer. Only when most of the features are near completion, they will implement the new user interface.

Across the software industry that isn't really true... On larger software projects, the people working on the UI pieces work pretty much exclusively on the UI pieces. It isn't an entire team of people focused on one feature or aspect at a time, it's a bunch of teams all working on the things they own.

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Aha! Thank you Brandon :)

I was about 99% sure I was right and I know I was somewhat heading in the right direction, but I was hoping that if I was wrong you would come and correct me :)

Thank you. I am just starting out as a Software Engineer, just finished my first year at university - so there is still a lot for me to learn :blushing: :)

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