Sidebar back in PDC Vista version

Following the news that Vista will require SATA-2 hard drives, DDR3 fast RAM, and a dual-core processor to give of its best, WinSupersite’s Paul Thurrott, who is always in the know on Windows matters, has given details of Vista rollout at the PDC and beyond :

“The Windows Vista code tree was recently forked between the version Microsoft will give out at the PDC (Professional Developers Conference) and the version that will become Beta 2. The current PDC build ~ 5219 ~ could very likely make it into the greedy little hands of attendees, and it’s got a couple of interesting surprises: It includes the infamous and once-missing Sidebar and has the Tablet PC and Media Center functionality enabled. And fear not, people. You’ve been waiting to hear which product editions Microsoft will ship in the Vista time frame, right? That announcement is coming next week.”

We can’t wait, Paul. But hey, that’s Scoble’s line.