Engadget is Covering the Windows 7 Launch Live

The folks over at Engadget are live blogging the Microsoft launch of Windows 7. It’s weird to think about the next version of Windows already. Vista only seems like it’s been out for a little while. I guess it’s mostly because there was so much time between Windows XP and Windows Vista.

There’s some really interesting coverage of interview with Steve Ballmer and Bill Gates:

7:08 – Swisher: Do you still get veto on company decisions? Gates: “No.” Says he’s become the junior partner when he swapped roles with Ballmer. Mossberg asking about Bill’s participation these days and going forward. “It’s a very different role” he’s taking on. Ozzie and Mundie have stepped up, and he’s looking to Steve to help pick and choose his future projects.

7:12 – Ballmer: “I want to know what [Bill] thinks.” Swisher wants to talk Yahoo! Ballmer gives the quick rundown of events to date. “We are not rebidding for the company — we reserve the right to do so, but it’s not on the docket.” Swisher: What are you interested in, in Yahoo? Ha, they’re wheeling out a whiteboard for Ballmer to diagram his explanation. Swisher: “This is like crack for him.”

Be sure and check-out Engadget’s full coverage because there’s lots of information about the early days of Microsoft and Bill and Steve sharing some of the thoughts and ideas of how things all started and what they were thinking and going through at the time.