Microsoft Urges Focus On Vista, Not Vienna

The blogosphere has been buzzing amid reports that Microsoft plans to release a successor to Windows Vista within the next two years. Some insiders predict that Vienna, the codename for the project, is poised for a 2009 release.

At January’s Consumer Electronics Show, Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates dropped a bombshell. In an interview with this
With Robert McMillan, Microsoft Corporate VP of Development Ben Fathi further indulges our curiosity:

So what will be the coolest new feature in Vienna?

According to Fathi, that's still being worked out. "We're going to look at a fundamental piece of enabling technology. Maybe its hypervisors, I don't know what it is," he said. "Maybe it's a new user interface paradigm for consumers."

"It's too early for me to talk about it," he added. "But over the next few months I think you're going to start hearing more and more."
Microsoft, evoking comparison to the Microsoft isn’t going to give up any of the goods concerning Vienna.

It’s probably for the best, anyway, seeing that the company still has its hands full with Vista’s compatibility issues (hey Del.icio.us | Digg | Reddit | Furl