Microsoft broke its silence today about Windows 7, but essentially said that it will not speak publicly about the OS. The Redmond company said it has little to say about the next edition of Windows, for now. “With Windows 7, we’re trying to more carefully plan how we share information with our customers and partners,” said Chris Flores, Windows Client director. This is a new approach compared to past releases, in particular Windows Vista. Many think this is a good approach, saying it is better to know less than have bad information floating about. “Talk about Windows Vista got us all excited, and people invested time and money in anticipation of features being there [in the final operating system] that weren’t there,” said analyst Michael Cherry. Microsoft has stated that Windows 7 can be expected in early 2010, about 3 years after Windows Vista became available.