So Microsoft’s Sinofsky had a pretty good dance with CNET about Windows 7, really not saying much of anything. But a picture’s worth a thousand words, right? Howzabout a ton of pics?
We can confirm these are indeed screen shots of the current build of Windows 7 as it will be introduced in 2010, but keep in mind that’s three years away and many changes might be made. We’re hoping it’s better than Vista.
Click the jump for lots of screen grab goodness.
[UPDATE] A Microsoft rep has pointed out that these are older versions of the concept renderings for Windows 7 and, as stated above, not likely what we’ll see when it’s released in 2010. In other Windows 7 UI news, the latest version will be demoed later tonight at the All Things D conference. It’ll be interesting to see how close to these older renderings it turns out to be.
Thanks to Chris for these images!
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Those are some interesting new shell layout prototypes. I’m not sure I like any of the designs, but I’m glad they are trying some stuff beyond just adding some polish to the existing start menu + task bar layout.
Wow. I’m usually a sympathizer, but they’re just not getting it.
1.) 7 has to be radically different than Vista with “Quicksilver built in”.
2.) There is no consistency. There’s an OS X dock in one. There’s a translucent thin start bar at the top in another. There’s a fat solid start bar at the bottom in another. This only confuses the home user and adds unnecessary complexity to a consumer product. Sometimes there’s spinning dial stuff, and sometimes there’s not. No identity means unnecessary complexity.
3.) I’m listening to Seth Godin speak in another tab in my browser, and the interesting divide between what he’s saying and what these screenshots are presenting me speaks volumes. It’s not about the technology, it’s about the benefit. Obviously the consumer couldn’t care less about the “new kernel” built on Vista if they’re happy using XP. I mean, when Microsoft marketing talks to actual customers about what’s wrong with their operating system, is “the kernel” really at the top of the problem list?
“I mean, when Microsoft marketing talks to actual customers about what’s wrong with their operating system, is ‘the kernel’ really at the top of the problem list?”
The One True Thing that you need to remember when thinking about Microsoft is this:
MICROSOFT’S CORE CUSTOMERS ARE CORPORATIONS, NOT PEOPLE.*
Once you accept that, it’s easy to sort out the design priorities. Corporate IT managers can and will get all hot and bothered over kernel refreshes and enhanced DRM.
* Note - this may not apply to Microsoft’s Mac Business Unit. Yet.
“MICROSOFT’S CORE CUSTOMERS ARE CORPORATIONS, NOT PEOPLE.”
Maybe. Not sure what the current state of market share numbers are for home users re: Windows vs. UNIX.
“Corporate IT managers can and will get all hot and bothered over kernel refreshes and enhanced DRM.”
Really? I know about half a dozen f500 CIOs and not many of them are “hot and bothered” over kernel refreshes. They are hot under the collar about the costs of supporting a new OS in their environment.
I trust you know the F500 CIO’s, but have you wondered about the role of CIOs.
Should they worry about OS kernel or cost of supporting new OS? Worrying about both of those microscopic things won’t help their F500 firm.
CIO’ should worry more about the following (not an exhaustive list; order is not important) a) Focus on right business priorities (right projects) that can help them deliver better services with higher efficiency and productivity & compete effectively with others in the industry b) Application Integration (internal and with partners/suppliers) c) Preservation of Intellectual Property d) Enterprise Architecture Frameworks e) Standardization f) Security g) Privacy h) Set great principles and infuse/encourage culture of openness and collaboration i) Think about creative ideas to reduce cost in resources (people are more expensive, and there’s lot of fat in most of the organizations) and big ticket items (server consolidation, app virtualization, etc) operations j) Promote nuetral vendor and unbiased approach to doing business k) etc. POints listed above can help him/her become a partner and CFO and CEO.
Are your CIO friends doing this or worrying about OS kernels and costs of mere dekstop OS? In my opinion, CIO’s should let the a) IT client (deskptop/laptop and moible) and server administratrators and b) Business Unitt enduser representatives plan for migration of OS.
“I know about half a dozen f500 CIOs…”
Or just barely more than 1%.
Ooooh… There’s a representative sample.
“MICROSOFT’S CORE CUSTOMERS ARE CORPORATIONS, NOT PEOPLE.”
It’s even narrower than that, depending on how one perceives, “corporations.”
That is, the computer OEMs — Dell, HP, Gateway, etc. — are the bulk of their business. Then comes the businesses large enough to have a volume license with MSFT directly — GM, Merrill Lynch, etc.
If the MSFT sales dept. deals with more than 1000 customers, I’d be surprised.
Corporate clients are idiots! They should be concerned about supporting a new OS not the BS you listed!!! Thanks for the time wasting outline Gomer - you had nothing else to do - like worrying about supporting a new OS that will suck just the same! Kiss my &^%$@$$!
That’s it, I’m getting a Mac. Microsoft is definitely not getting it. They’re more interested in a flashy looking interface than one that’s ergonomic. Haven’t they ever heard that more is less.
Wow, how many interfaces are we expected to work in? These must just be trials, I doubt they release that many UI’s to the public. No way. That being said, nice to see some different ideas floating about.
I like that first pic with the bar docked at the bottom.
ok pirates of the carribean has been made but the pirates at microsoft keep on churning out there less that perfect products
I wonder how long the suckers (sorry general public will fall for Microsofts half ass atempt release details of yet another os even before vistas sp2 comes out) and the bluster about how great it will be (i seem to have heard that about another os or two before (like 95/98/2000/Me/vista) windows 7 I am Guessing will not work as it should till service pack 2 or 3 or 4 or 987
I use Vista…have since it came out…Yeah I’m that crazy. These screens are very interesting. A lot of different concepts… All very new, but they all seem less workstation-ish. Which I guess is good for a home user. If you could customize your desktop to choose any one of those themes at any time that’d be real cool…but if they’re just going to narrow it down to one that’d be not cool. But yeah…interesting…very interesting…
Holy shit, that’s one cluttered interface.
Your mind is cluttered, I guess.
Where’s the one with the BSoD?
LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL hahahahahahaha you’re the n1!
I’m kinda of ADD, so the really cluttered interfaces work best for me. Looks like they talking my language with some of these…
These can’t be real, surely? They are so bad I just refuse to believe they are legit.
Yeah, they look awful tbh. But then I think things have been going downhill since Win 98. I’m gonna stick with XP for a bit then probably go Mac eventually.
oh joy, more extraneous graphical nonsense to waste resources on. there go my hopes of it being better than vista…
“I’m gonna stick with XP for a bit then probably go Mac eventually.”
why the hell would you do that to yourself? pick up a *n*x OS and stick with real computers instead of apple’s scrapheaps, if you can’t stay with XP.
FYI: Mac OSX is a certified Unix OS. Better even: it’s the most-widespread Unix desktop-OS on the market, and I’m sorry to break it to you: it’s the only one that will _natively_ run Microsoft Office and Adobe Photoshop. And those program-suites are a vast requirement for a lot of people.
I heart my task bar
Quick launch is pretty cool too
These are surely not confirmed designs seeing as some have been around as mockups for over a year.
http://digitalsoft.deviantart.com/gallery/#Interface-Concepts
Windows 7 Ultimate
“Version 6.1″
lol
Why are you laughing? The actual leaked builds of Windows 7 are version 6.1. It’s a poor choice for a codename, but “7″ is just that, a codename. I’m not expecting the final version to be 7.0, especially since Sinofsky’s interview suggested there weren’t going to be too many under-the-hood changes in this release.
The about box screenshot is the only legitimate image of the whole bunch — the rest are all fakes; they aren’t even Microsoft mockups.
Dear Mac,
I don’t think you’re gonna like this.
Sincerely,
PC
Why does the second image have a firefox icon?
Actually there is a Firefox icon AND an Opera icon.
Weird…
Out of all those screen shots I really like the wallpaper on the last one.
Apart from that I think I’ll wait and see what does turn out to be a real part of Win7
That wallpaper is on that deviantART site referenced earlier
http://joker84.deviantart.com/art/Dream-s-Path-69996290
I could easily confuse any of those with OS X. One of them even has a dock. People like Macs better, so Microsoft is making every OS more and more like Macs. They should try to find their own market, and stop stealing it from everyone else. They should give people a reason to buy their product over OS X or Linux, and not just copy them.
This is a serious rip off from Mac OSX and KDE4 (Linux). Can Microsoft be ORIGINAL for once?
“This is a serious rip off from Mac OSX and KDE4 (Linux). Can Microsoft be ORIGINAL for once?”
A good idea is a good idea. May as well put it in an operating system that people actually use… :P
Tell that to all the companies amassing software patents in order to stifle the competition.
I use mac osx… pf
Ever heard of terminal (bonus).
I really like how the firewire interface is setup with the audio sync as well. :P
Since when does Mac implements transparency in their GUI design. Last I checked it was solid brush metal everything. Transparency seems to be a big factor in future windows. The only similarity I find is the dock in the first picture which hopefully will never be implemented in windows.
btw. Anyone notice what looks to be OSX running in the bottom left hand corner of the 3 picture down. As well as Mac office in the upper right hand corner. These pictures are very fake.
Since when does Mac implements transparency in their GUI design. Last I checked it was solid brush metal everything. Transparency seems to be a big factor in future windows. The only similarity I find is the dock in the first picture which hopefully will never be implemented in windows.
Since the last major OS update, more than a year ago. Crawl out of your cave, dude. These screenshots show an OS that steals blatantly from Mac OS X 10.5 and Linux KDE4. No doubt about it.
“Anyone notice what looks to be OSX running in the bottom left hand corner of the 3 picture down. As well as Mac office in the upper right hand corner. These pictures are very fake.”
Not necessarily. (Or at least, not on that basis alone.) OSX runs just fine in VMWare under Windows. See:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/hal_seattle/389620413/
I love how some people are so desperate to spew their programmed disdain for microsoft that they take images confirmed to be “early stage tinkerings” and label them as Microsoft officially stealing from Mac. Its like watching an ant colony or some other simple life form doing what it’s programmed to do.
By the way, the dock idea wasnt invented by apple. Stop drinking the cool-aid, stop being a tool.
Microsoft should be expected to experiment with ways to interact with their OS - which is exactly what these screenshots showcase, experimentation. If you’re judging your purchase of the final product based on this, then you’re probably making a lot of other bad decisions in your daily life.
I don’t like most of the screenshots, personally. but its hard to judge how the touch functionality might interact with some of them.
hey PC,
bet your new os will punk out just like vista, all hype not enough well written nuts and bolts to function efficiently, bet your reqs to run are dual quad core, 8 gb ram, and a 512 video card…cough/ cough/
good luck….yes i stick with minesweeper
mac
this is hillarious, all of this stuff looks like its coming straight from linux and fusion
it will take the gang in redmond quite some time to copy the apple os again!
add in the swiss-cheese security , and you have even more time to wait.
This sounds and as well as amzing.,…
All that and the “About Windows” still looks like it did in Windows 3.1? That’s progress!!!!!!
osx + kde = windows 7
>osx + kde = windows 7
fixed: osx + kde +/- security = windows 7
Given other news coming out about Windows 7 you should assess these UIs from a multi-touch point of view, eg bigger buttons, spiral layout etc.
windows sucks….
ubuntu rocks….
yupp ubnutu,
windows for games (only cus wine isn’t all that great YET) and i wouldn’t ever bother putting windows online with ie7…bad things happen =/
oh can we say 00$ vs oh maybe 200$ for ultimate star edition???
Ah, Microsoft cracks me up.
By 2010, by the time this thing is released, looking like an OS X Wannabe, Apple will once again impress the world by releasing an entirely new, and ultimately superior and far better looking operating system, and will leave Microsoft back where it started - 10 years behind.
The inevitable demise of Microsoft started years ago, but now it seems that the catalyst is about to be mixed in.
I could say the same about Apple’s utility in a corporate environment - about 10 years behind microsoft.
If the Mac’s only real selling point is aesthetics (which is subjective to begin with), then that kinda makes the Mac like an expensive callgirl. You spend an outrageous amount of money for something, just to realize once you’ve had your shallow jollies that you didnt spend your money responsibly!
I support a large user-base of Mac and Windows users, and let me confirm: Mac users struggle more with their OS. “Help, i can’t find this”, “help, this is crashing”, “help, this isn’t working like i thought it should”.
The only amazing thing about Mac is how their user base sticks robotically to their mantra of superiority, despite their daily struggles.
The second pic is a fake!! Look at this: http://xazac87.deviantart.com/art/Windows-Seven-December-07-74856618
That picture was submitted to deviantart one Jan 17.
wow some of these are linux and kde4 rip offs
you can see some real stuff here:
http://www.youtube.com/user/augur111
OSX is overhyped. But only real administrator now that.
Remember me about one luser who always barg about the superiority of Mac OSX “easy to use, beautiful” but when he encountered two problem, just stay put in front of his stylish mac without nobody to help him
- first, he coudn’t install a printer,
- second, wifi was not working, but the OS was not telling him him why and furthermore, do not let him the time to search why since the message keep on coming on the screen in modal mode before he do something useful).
I did let him on his chair with is so-called “superior OS”
Well, Mac OSX is beautiful, Vista works.
But at last, when something is not working under a Redmond OS, you can find out easily and quickly what’s wrong and fix it right away.
From the way you are talking I doubt you have ever used a Mac for more than five minutes.
-First, I know many users of Windows that couldn’t install a printer driver. Many could barely check their email. Ignorance of how to use a interface doesn’t make the interface bad it just means someone can’t use it.
-Second, I don’t know what the hell you were going on about with WiFi I haven’t seen a “Modal Mode” before that would stop me from running diagnostics to repair the connection but again if you have no clue what you are talking about then you can say just about anything. As far as WiFi goes I have had more trouble with Windows than any other OS. Our Acer at work used to drop signal at random and would randomly have the WiFi module stop working only to work after waiting five minutes. It was just a driver issue but I would be damned if I went for 4 months without a driver update to fix a problem like that on a Mac (at least in recent years).
One thing that puzzles me too is this idea that Windows is easier to work on that Mac OS. That is simply not true for the most I usually spend twice the time or more to repair a Windows machine versus. a Mac. It still takes hours just to install Vista and I still have to trouble shoot drivers. I even have more peculiar problems with Windows. A Lenovo IBM Think Centre running XP Professional that I worked on the other day had the name of certain random system folders randomly replace the first two characters with “~(” which must be the emoticon for “cock-up”. That’s not to say I haven’t seen some screw ups with Mac OS like that whole Application Enhancer problem from the first days of Leopard but that was a .0 OS too and it was far from a random fault and could be fixed as easily as moving the file temporally which is easy if you have two Macs or an external hard drive to boot from or reinstalling the os and moving the system folder to a temp location which the Mac OS X install disk does for you. I don’t have to verify the OS so reinstallation is a snap if not a bit time consuming but since it does most by itself I just go a eat lunch while the disk does it’s thing come back and just run software update without loosing a file or even having to load a backup.
Well I rambled on long enough but as someone that has used Windows and Macs for years and have preferred one or the other over time and I think the Mac is better at the moment. That very well may change with Windows 7 but I think it will take a more substantial change at Microsoft before that will happen and in the mean time I’m hedging my bets on Mac OS X or Ubuntu for the future of computing and think Windows best days are behind us back in the 90’s when I preferred Windows 95-98 to Mac OS 7-8. That seems like a long time ago every time I run XP or Vista now.
I’ve recently picked up a Mac - it’s beautiful to work on: smooth, quick, attractive, all good. Vista does what it needs to but the experience doesn’t quite match. Honestly, Vista is for work, and Mac is for fun. I would use it for fun, if they started supporting my dev apps (natively, not in a VM).
Going forward though, MS are trying to blur the lines between Desktop UI/app, and the Net. Their Live Mesh services are a start, and they’ll try carry this into their OS UI. Nice idea, but incredibly difficult to do. I want all my data that’s strung out all over the Net, to be exposed through my OS UI/apps.
But, they changed the paradigm before, maybe they will again - they need to! Maybe the younger OS’s will stop trying to copy them for free, and do it instead.
Bitch, bitch, bitch.
I have $10 that says if these mock-ups had a glass apple in them instead of a multicolored, translucent Windows logo on them, about 2/3 of these “oh, it’s so cluttered,” “oh it looks like shit” trolls would be wiping the spooj off their monitors with a squeegee.
True Story!!!
In some aspects it reminds me to Firefox, isn’t it?
ek dum bakwaaas, look like a poor copy of MAC os, not gonna get any near that class or style …SORI BILL :(
Oh My God.!
Can’t believe you guys posted these obvious fakes…jesus.
I am done with Crunch Gear.
This website is a sick joke!
Goodbye.
(P.S. your readers are very unintelligent)
We clearly suck.
Lol. My apologies. I take back what I said about you and your readers.
I just got carried away, is all.
…although, I do believe that anyone who thinks they are “real”, doesn’t know much about Windows.
A quick Google search for ‘Windows Vista screenshots’ will yield almost identical “mock-ups” from 2004/05.
…If you ever legitimately thought 7 was going to look like any of those you are the most retarded people on the planet…
Half of those are fake - made in fake screenshot contests to envision what people wanted of 7 at places like AeroXP.
these screenshots are FAKE!
These are really fake. Search DeviantArt for “Windows 7″ and you’ll find all of these except the version screen, which is real.
Pure imitation of Mac! (Dock and et cetra)
What a bunch of idiots. These are fake fanboy mock ups available on sites like Deviant for ages. Dumbasses. Thank god no one with any brains takes this site seriously.
I love the bottom screenshot! The road to nowhere - Windows 7
fake with certainty…and don’t like the touchscreen
Just Ubuntu and linux!
the pics are not from Micro$oft Windows 7!
These have been proved to be fake they have been floating around for sometime now!
Well it kinda looks like an apple computer screen. No big hype really. I do wish them the best and hope the users find it more convenient and can identify with the screens.
tanx very good.
All these images were created by devianart and are concept ones, not real.
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Yes, yes, I agree 100%
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