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Windows 95 Windows 98 Windows 2000 Windows ME Windows XP Windows Server 2003 Windows Vista Windows Server 2008 Windows 7 Windows 8 (developers build)
Windows 95 Windows 98 Windows 2000 Windows ME Windows XP Windows Server 2003 Windows Vista Windows Server 2008 Windows 7 Windows 8 (developers build)
Yes, there are books on design programs for Windows 7 applications. Two of these books include MCTS Self-Paced Training Kit (book with training quizes) and Introducing Windows 7 for Developers.
It ranges from Windows 1.0 (1.0) to Windows 7 (7.0). Names are Windows 1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 3.1, 95, 98, 2000, ME, Vista, 7. Vista is Version 6, 7 is Version 7. Windows 1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 3.1 have their names as their version numbers. Windows 2000 - 7 are part of NT - New Technology.
Over 2,000 developers worked on the original Windows Vista that was released on February 22, 2006. There have been thousands of developers who have helped create the five additional editions of Windows Vista since then.
The code names "Vienna" and "Blackcomb" were both given to Windows 7.
I don't think that there would be an answer to this question, it's based on what you think is a good operating system and what you think isn't. From a developers point, I think Windows 7 would be the best for me as I don't like the apps feature and the tablet features also.
I cannot provide individual contact info, but check out this community forum for windows mobile developers: http://msdn.microsoft.com. There is a community section that may allow you to contact developers efficiently.
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Optimal Extension team has released the new Email Client API suite, which allows developers to create custom Windows Live Mail plug-ins.It works with Windows Live Mail 2011 on Windows 7 and Windows Live Mail XP on Windows XP or Vista, as well as Outlook Express and Windows Mail.
The next version of Windows should be be called Windows 8, as announced by Microsoft at the 2009 Professional Developers Conference. It is scheduled to be released in 2012, with beta-release in July 2011. Windows 7 was just released, and Microsoft hasn't announced the next iteration of Windows yet, so no one knows.
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