Windows Might need a reboot rather than a refresh,
but Microsoft can no more reboot Windows than you can change the engine
on a moving car.
Microsoft's Steve Ballmer is right. Windows 7 is Windows Vista, just better. And this is a good thing.
Yeah, I know. It's heresy. Everyone hates Vista, and no one wants the next version to be little more than sequel-- and, potentially, a bad one at that. When I railed againts Microsoft for not doing a complete overhaul, I brewed up a complete analogy about how Windows is like the Star Trek movies. It went somethink like this:
Think of all the version of Windows like the Star Trek movies, generally good, but with occasional, missteps like Star Trek III. For the most part we look forward to each new movie or OS update, but over time, even the good movies (and releases) aren't that good. Finally the series needs a reboot: a new cast, a fresh director, and a new story line. And that's what Windows needs, a reboot. Not another refresh, but a full restart.
Sounds wonderful, but it's also ridiculous. Microsoft can no more reboot Windows than you can charge the engine on a moving car. Windows is in billions of PCs around the world. Even the "failed" Vista is on 180 million desktops. A reboot, a full scrapping of the code (dare I say kernel), and complete overhaul of the interface could result in chaos.
