Could Vista turn out like ME or 2000, a red herring Microsoft OS, when Windows 7 comes out? -

Windows ME (especially) and Windows 2000 were both pushed to the wayside when XP came out. I m concerned that the same thing will happen with Vista, because many of my customers go out and purchase a new computer with Vista on it before I can advise them not to. Does anyone know how different Windows 7 will be from Vista?

So far, Windows 7 is set to look much like Windows Vista. Differences from Vista to Windows 7 will depend on how long development time will take. Microsoft used to release it s operating systems on a two or three year basis. Vista may well be the Windows 95 to Windows 7 as 98, or the Windows 2000 to Windows 7 as XP. That has no real bearing on whether it is a bad operating system, or whether people should switch. Many people did not switch off of 98 immediately (or at all), and some did not switch from 98 to XP right away. There is no reason to tell people not to switch, especially if Microsoft gets back to a normal release cycle. They will always be needing to buy a new OS in three years.

Vista IS the new ME. On the exterior it will try to (vaguely) emulate Compiz (from Linux) , on the inside they will try to include winfs - the new ,much overdue,file sistem.

How different? It well be closer to Vista then it well be XP. This always happens when a new system Operating system comes out. Especially when it is completely new from the ground up. Microsoft needed something to bridge the gap from where they know they are headed, to where XP is now. Also they need developers to have a different plate form to develop on that uses the newer technologies in the OS. Windows 7 well be good because by then most people (and programmers) well be use to Vista. Vista just got a bum rap because it came out a little sooner then it should of! but it is a fine OS.