Windows 7 Features with Screenshots

Windows 7, (formerly codenamed Blackcomb and later Vienna) is the working name for the next major version of Microsoft Windows as the successor to Windows Vista. Microsoft has announced that it is “scoping Windows 7 development to a three-year timeframe”, and that “the specific release date will ultimately be determined by meeting the quality bar.” Windows 7 is expected to be released on June 3, 2009 according to the most recent news lacking official Microsoft confirmation, and sometime near January 2010 according to an earlier claim by a Microsoft VP

Some Features:
• There will be a OSX-like dock, though how OS X-like is yet to be seen.
• Multi-touch gestures in photogalleries like two-finger zoom, flicking, and panning. Think of the photo app on the Microsoft Surface table.
• Multi-touch paint program where you can draw with 10 fingers (again, think of what you’ve already seen in Surface)
• Multi-touch piano app
• In-depth mapping application that pulls from Microsoft’s Live Maps and Microsoft Virtual Earth

As you can see, Windows 7 currently looks like Windows Vista integrated with some Live services and with a slightly different coat of paint. We hope this isn’t the case. Give us more, Microsoft.