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Microsoft is recognized to get properly on its way in organizing Windows 7, the next edition of Windows customer slated to ship in 2010. Up till now, nonetheless, there has become next-to-no leakage on attributes or features planned for that release.On November six, blogger Stephen Chapman served break the silence. Chapman posted a checklist of a number of the planned investment locations that can allegedly be part of Windows 7. Even though none of the components around the list is earth-shattering — most are just evolutions with the “pillars” that Microsoft delivered with Windows Vista — there are a couple of new characteristics to put on your Windows-watching radar screens: StrongBox and Component Delivery Platform.Not surprisingly, Microsoft won;t confirm or deny whether the Windows 7 record on Chapman;s site is correct. A corporate spokeswoman sent the subsequent response via email:“As a company, we;re always exploring new ways to innovate Windows,Office Enterprise 2007, using customer feedback as a guide. We have no new information to share on future versions with the operating system at this time.”But given Chapman;s past track record when it comes to unearthing all kinds of confidential Microsoft info, I;m going to give him the benefit of the doubt and say what he has posted is most likely based on real Microsoft information/documentation.Here;s what stood out for me about the listing:“Part Delivery Platform: Also known as CBS,Windows 7 32bit, this is the core infrastructure utilized for defining Windows SKUs, optional elements and for the setup and servicing of Windows. The current plan of the CBS team for Windows seven is to provide aggregation, installation, and servicing constructs for Windows elements (components, drivers, etc.), including a set of interfaces which can be used by internal and external customers for a wide variety of operations ranging from SKU construction to install, uninstall and servicing of Windows features. This infrastructure will be leveraged by Windows partners to build their features and optional components for Windows seven.“StrongBox: One of the biggest challenges is the impact of all the different kinds of applications on each other and the Windows platform itself. The results are growing frustration with desktop applications,Purchase Office 2007, higher cost of ownership,Microsoft Office 2007 Pro, and customers’ apathy to try new applications. Microsoft has assembled a small team in the Core of the Windows Division whose primary task is to gain control of this problem and, over a series of releases, begin to alleviate it. The evolution with the application platform - deployment, configuration,Windows 7 Keygen, state management, and servicing - all fall under this team’s focus. (Internal Only Link: I asked Chapman whether he thought the Element Delivery Platform might be the same as MinWin, the componentized Windows core upon which Windows 7 is expected to get built. He said the part platform is not MinWin.“The part delivery platform is something complete different. From the end-user;s perspective, it;s basically when you enter a key and that key tells (Windows) which edition (or SKU) to install. From an OEM perspective, they leverage the CDP to add their parts into an install, such as Dell adding in drivers onto an install of Vista that you get on a Dell DVD if you buy one of their computers.”And what about StrongBox? Is it just BitLocker on steroids? Chapman mentioned it could be BitLocker 2, but also could include more encryption/security features outside of what BitLocker delivers in Vista.Given how early it is in the Windows seven development process, I;m expecting there will be lots more new functions (maybe as many as 300!) to come before the release goes gold. If there isn;t, this list sure makes Windows seven seem like a very minor upgrade to Vista.(Windows Future Investment Regions. Image from January 2007 from UXEvangelist.)