What happened to “Blackcomb”?
The Blackcomb version of Windows was originally scheduled to be released directly after the “Whistler” – now Windows XP – version. It was later announced that an interim version would be released, called Windows Vista. Over time, Windows Vista also became a major release, taking on many of the features of Blackcomb. Blackcomb is now the next major release of Windows following Windows Vista. The Server team is planning for major releases every four years, with a major update two years later. A Longhorn Server R2 is scheduled to be released two years after Longhorn Server is released, making the update scheduled for 2009 with Blackcomb server scheduled for 2011.
The Blackcomb version of Windows was originally scheduled to be released directly after the “Whistler” now Windows XP version. It was later announced that an interim version would be released, called Windows Vista. Over time, Windows Vista also became a major release, taking on many of the features of Blackcomb. The current rumored name for the next version of Windows is simply “Seven”.The Server team is planning for major releases every four years, with a major update two years later.
