Well, some first previews and info are already out in the wild about the beta of Windows Vista SP2, i’m not to tell you something different, i’m about to make a first reading, taken from the official Vista Blog at http://windowsteamblog.com/blogs/windowsvista/default.aspx
In addition to previously released updates since the launch of Windows Vista SP1, Windows Vista SP2 contains changes focused on supporting new types of hardware and adding support for several emerging standards:
* Windows Vista SP2 adds Windows Search 4.0 for faster and improved relevancy in searches.
* Windows Vista SP2 contains the Bluetooth 2.1 Feature Pack supporting the most recent specification for Bluetooth Technology.
* Ability to record data on to Blu-Ray media natively in Windows Vista.
* Adds Windows Connect Now (WCN) to simplify Wi-Fi Configuration.
* Windows Vista SP2 enables the exFAT file system to support UTC timestamps, which allows correct file synchronization across time zones.
So, the poet tell’s us that Vista’s SP2 will be a mix of updates and “feature packs”, the already released ones (Wireless feature pack) and some yet unreleased like the three Storage Feature Packs (one of them adds support for Blu-Ray), as mentioned above.
Not a surprise though, Windows XP got their SP3 quite silently and with lack of new features. The purpose was clear, Windows XP have a strong user base and if the OS were updated further with new features then noone should have a serious reason to buy Vista(except the serious gamers that want DirectX 10 support). While Vista SP2 adding a lot new to the existing OS and Windows 7 is waiting in the corner. A change of policy or we are just rushing about Windows 7? Microsoft believes in Windows Vista and this is obvious (the recent “Mojave” Experiment can also confirm this).
What isn’t really clear is what is going to happen with the release of Windows 7, both Vista SP2 and Windows 7 are panned for release due 2009, SP2 might be a resurrection for Windows Vista but Windows 7 will certainly be its death. Wan’t my opinion? Don’t wait for Windows 7 until Windows Vista SP3 is released.
