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With the Windows Vista launch<\/a> now history and the Windows Server 2008 launch date set for 27 February 2008<\/a> (expect to see the first service pack for Vista, codenamed Fiji, around about the same time<\/a>), speculation has started about the next version of Windows codenamed Windows 7, formerly codenamed both Blackcomb and Vienna.<\/p>\n

Of course, at this stage, Microsoft is keeping quiet about what’s in, and what’s out of Windows 7 (very wise) but a good place to watch is Paul Thurrott’s Windows 7 FAQ<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

With the Windows Vista launch now history and the Windows Server 2008 launch date set for 27 February 2008 (expect to see the first service pack for Vista, codenamed Fiji, around about the same time), speculation has started about the next version of Windows codenamed Windows 7, formerly codenamed both Blackcomb and Vienna. 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