Wzor has once again published a couple of screenshots for post Windows 7 build,build 7700,which may mark the beginning of Windows 8.As some of you might be unfamiliar, Microsoft usually start with the current version of Windows and the changes are reflected just in the build numbers.
The site further adds that Microsoft has compiled the following builds in January
7691.0.100106-1825 7692.0.100107-1735 7693.0.100111-1820 7694.0.100113-1753 7695.0.100114-1855 …

Chris Green , a product manager at Microsoft,has published a roadmap,estimating the  Product Support Life Cycles for various product. He has not just published the life cycle of various released products but have even mentioned about the Windows8,Windows Server 2012 and several other upcoming products.

 
Some important dates which was published in the roadmap are
Windows 8

Support normal: 1st July 2011 to 1st July 2016
Extended Support: 1 July 2016 to 1 July 2021

Windows Server 2012

Support normal: July 2, 2012 to June 30, 2017
Extended support: July 3, …

In one of the posts on the Microsoft official facebook page for students,Microsoft is asking the students about their opinions and suggestions for the next generation OS codenamed Windows 8. The post reads as
You’ve all seen the ads, "Windows 7 was my idea". On that premise, what is your opinion on what should be included in the next release of Windows?

The link added their redirects to the Microsoft Student lounge page  which reads as follow:
What’s your opinion? What features do you think need to be in Windows 8?
You’ve …

According to the recent job post on the Microsoft career site, the next generation of Windows User Interface and User experience is coming to Windows 8.It would be pretty interesting to see what Microsoft includes in the next version of Windows.
Software Development Engineer in Test – Windows
Job Category: Software Engineering: Test Location: United States, WA, Redmond Job ID: 706665 11055 Product: Windows  Division: Windows Division
Do you want to play an integral part in building the next generation User …

The guys over at Geeksmack have posted some of the build strings ahead of the Windows 7 RTM.
The build strings are:
7650.0.090917-1843 17.09.2009 18:43 7651.0.090924-1802 24.09.2009 18:02 7656.0.091015-0833 15.10.2009 08:33 7658.0.091019-1850 19.10.2009 18:50 7659.0.091020-1830 20.10.2009 18:30 7660.0.091021-1736 21.10.2009 17:36 7661.0.091022-1755 22.10.2009 17:55 7662.0.091023-1645 23.10.2009 16:45 7664.0.091027-1825 27.10.2009 18:25
Geeksmack reads that they have got the builds via very credible source within …