Formerly codenamed Vienna, the next version of Windows now working under the Windows 7 name has just reached its third code milestone. With a rumored launch date of 2H09, this Windows 7 version 6.1.6589 may be the very last before the fledgling operating system goes beta at the end of the year.
While most reports indicate that the build is visually and functionally similar to Windows Vista, some programs have begun to adopt the Ribbon UI. Some are expecting the new interface, first seen on Microsoft Office 2007, to spread through the OS as a common UI. For now, Wordpad and Paint are the only programs with the new interface.
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