Bill Gates said on Friday he expected the new version of Windows operating software, code-named Windows 7 , to be released "sometime in the next year or so."The software giant has been aiming to issue more regular updates of the operating system software that powers the majority of the world's personal computers. Nevertheless, Gates' comments suggested that a successor to the Vista program might be released sooner than was generally expected.
Microsoft has said it expected to release a new version of Windows approximately 3 years after the introduction of Vista in January 2007. A company spokeswoman said Gates' comments are in line with a development cycle that usually releases a test version of the software before its official introduction.
"That'll be sometime in the next year or so that we'll have a new version," Gates said in response to a question from the audience.Well we also await this event and hope that this time Microsoft bring something better and exciting rather than just saying "wow effect" as they said in the case of vista.
Gates also said new versions of Windows would help revolutionize mobile phones and run the desk of the future, which would have a touch surface display allowing users to call up items using their hands.
