Since Microsoft still isn’t willing to talk — or even comment on any of the information its own employees already have discussed publicly — about Windows 7, I thought I’d make a list of the many things that are known already about Windows 7 (beyond the 2010 due date).

Remember, as the Softies themselves like to remind us, everything about Windows is fluid up until the time the product ships. (And that is one of the main reasons the Windows client team has decided not to talk publicly about Windows 7 — so that no one will be able to prove that they cut planned features from the product.)

Here are just some of the many tidbits that have been reported about Windows 7 so far:

* Windows 7 is being designed around five pillars (The five, as reported by AeroXP: specialized for laptops; designed for services; personalized for everyone; optimized for entertainment; engineered for “ease of ownership”)
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