Minwin | Windows 7

Posted on March 17, 2008 by Colin

This is the smartest thing I have read about Windows for a while now. It has taken MS a long time to get here. I think 2010 is too long though … they should get an early Minwin out in 2009, and really prove they can do it.

Looking beyond XP SP3 and Vista SP1 - Understanding the MinWin Kernel in Windows 7 - A perspective from Mark Russinovich - Softpedia

According to Traut, MinWin is nothing more and nothing less than the core of Windows 7. Essentially, MinWin is at the center of Microsoft’s efforts to completely componentize the Windows operating system, and the heart of the operating system capable of running on just 40 MB Ram and occupying a total of 25 MB of space, although the size will be reduced further as the kernel evolves.

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2 Responses to “Minwin | Windows 7”

  1. modernmod, on March 24th, 2008 at 1:52 pm Said:

    http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080323-evidence-mounting-windows-7-going-modular-subscription.html

  2. Colin, on March 25th, 2008 at 4:19 am Said:

    Thanks Mod … looks like Windows is headed in the right direction, modular, and therefore faster and more efficient we would assume. The note about a subscription model is interesting … SaaS

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