Users picture Windows of the future

What would you like to see in future versions of Microsoft Windows? A select group of users got to voice their opinions to Microsoft in December 2006 and here are some of the more interesting features they requested:

• Integrated antivirus
• Inclusion of a completely vector-based graphical-user interface
• Multi-session Remote Desktop
• Session-restore feature for Internet Explorer 7
• Capability for other Windows PCs to act as Media Center Extenders
• ISO/BIN system-image support
• Download manager for Internet Explorer
• Replace error ID number with plain language explanation

What exactly does this mean for forthcoming versions of Windows? Microsoft isn't saying yet, though when it laid out the ground rules for the feedback program the company stated "In some cases it might be the next product cycle or longer for a suggestion to be evaluated or implemented. In other situations it might never happen. There is no way to know for sure. Some feedback may be included in Windows Vista Service Pack 1, but the main focus is beyond Vista." According to current roadmaps, the next major revision of Windows can be expected around 2009.

For more on the feedback program:
- see this ZDnet article

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