What's After Windows Vista ? ?

2006 - Vista
2007 - Windows Server 2007
2008 - ?
2009 - Windows Server 2007 R2
2010 - ?
2011 - Vienna / original estimate for Blackcomb

A client and server of Blackcomb was estimated for 2011. That would make the difference between Vista and Vienna to be the same as between XP and Vista. Something Microsoft must acknowledge upset quite a bit of their consumer base (although probably not as much the business consumers). Another reason they might not like this is XP SP2. Its a great service pack, but it has not been deployed nearly as much as anyone would like. I know some major, major companies who haven't deployed it because of a lack of resources to either update internal software to work under SP2. A consumer with an XP RTM disk suffers even worse. It would be far easier to let customers know about "a new version of Windows" than it would be to say "install a Service Pack". Further to that, remember, SP2 was FREE. In terms of profit line, that's not so brill.

Windows Vienna - the codename for the operating system that comes after Microsoft’s Windows Vista. Windows Vienna used to be codename Blackcomb. Microsoft is still remaining fairly secretive about Vienna and I don’t blame them. Vienna probably won’t come out until 2010.
While Windows Vista is intended to be a technologies-based release, with some UI changes (in the form of the Aero set of technologies and guidelines), Vienna is targeted directly at revolutionizing the way we interact with our home and office PCs.

I think the problem is that Microsoft couldn’t do all they said they would do with Vista so the scratched it started over and then looked to Blackcomb to be the OS that shot them ahead of the game. Sounds roughly like a managenent problem to me, so the way I look at it is keep XP updated with all the Vista stuff you want gadgets(widgets), transparancy, themes, etcetra and wait till they get there act togther with Vienna. Truthfully, there isn’t much vista offers that is going to get me to buy it at a $399 dollar rumored price tag. Transparent windows suck, the new media center is shabby compaired to WMC 2005, IE7 still is catching up to Firefox and Opera, the best thing I think it offers is WMedia Player 11 which I already have the beta of on XP. Or another thought if you can bear it is switch to Mac, looks to me Vista is a realease to try and keep people satiatied with new Windows things so they can at least stay at par with Apple.

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LG Blu-ray Disc Rewriter

LG Electronics has already launched the Blu-ray version of its popular Super-Multi optical storage drive series. The new Blu-ray Disc Rewriter combines Blu-ray technology with all other optical disc formats such as DVD, DVD-R, DVD-RW, and DVD-RAM.

Blu-ray is the next-generation optical disc format, developed by the Blu-ray Disc Association (BDA), an alliance of the world's leading consumer electronics, personal computer, and media manufacturers. It has been developed to enable recording, rewriting, and playback of high-definition video (HD), as well as storing of large amounts of data. The format offers more than five times the storage capacity of traditional DVDs, and can hold up to 25GB on a single-layer disc, and 50GB on a dual-layer disc.

It is also learnt that GBW-H10N is capable of burning at 4x speed for BD-R, and 2x speed for BD-RE (rewritable disc), and is also capable of writing on DVD-RAM media at 5x speed. With majority of the upcoming Blu-ray burners supporting only 2x recording, LG says the device once again breaks new ground in this rapidly emerging category.

According to R Manikandan, general manager - sales and marketing, IT Division, LG, "With the need for greater quality and higher storage capacity, LG's Blu-Ray Disc Drive will have a significant impact in the disc drive category. As a global leader in the optical storage market, our Blu-ray Disc Rewriter is a further testament of our dedication to providing leading-edge technology."

The company says this "Super-Multi" capability has been pioneered by them to provide convenience to end users. Compatibility with all recordable disc formats takes the complexity and guesswork out of purchasing blank media.

The company says its Blu-ray Disc Rewriter, available in an internal drive configuration of GBW-H10N, provides consumers with higher-quality video and audio rewriting, combined with greater storage capacity enabled by next generation optical disc formats.

Blu - ray disc

Today a new media is emerging very vast which will put all the cds and even dvds down. This is blu-ray disc. Due to its large capacity, its getting fast and top place in future. A 25GB Blu-ray Disc holds roughly the same data as 5 DVDs or 38 CDs. Isnt it great.

Many sonu systems come up with blue ray writers and players, both desktop and notebooks, its your choice. Well its not so popular over here in India and not available at everyplace, but soon it will replace that old cds and dvds with more storage.



You can get sony pc's and notebooks with blu-ray from Sony's store

Well talking about india, LG has already launched Blu-ray disc.

The company says this “Super-Multi” capability has been pioneered by them to provide convenience to end users. Compatibility with all recordable disc formats takes the complexity and guesswork out of purchasing blank media.

It is also learnt that GBW-H10N is capable of burning at 4x speed for BD-R, and 2x speed for BD-RE (rewritable disc), and is also capable of writing on DVD-RAM media at 5x speed. With majority of the upcoming Blu-ray burners supporting only 2x recording, LG says the device once again breaks new ground in this rapidly emerging category.