Windows Ballena

Windows Ballena was a codename for a sucessor for Windows Blackcomb. It was never launched to public and general availability, It was developed from 2000 to March 2009, because the project was cancelled. It is considered the start of the Windows 10 development.

History
Windows Ballena was planned at the same time than Windows Honeycomb, Windows Honeycomb be a major update and intermediate sucessor of Windows Blackcomb and part of the "Windows Blackcomb family", and Windows Ballena be the sucessor of Windows Blackcomb and even the sucessor of Windows Honeycomb. The development was started in August 2000, it was developed using the Windows Server 2000 source code, and then using the Windows XP and Windows Blackcomb source code. It also be have support for more architectures, including ARM and PowerPC processors, and be focused in desktop computers, mobile devices, consoles (Originally planned for Xbox, PlayStation 2, Nintendo Gamecube, Game Boy Advance and Dreamcast) and touch screens at the same time, concept that was used also in Windows 10. It was cancelled in 2005, because the leaks few time after a build is released for internal testing puporses, bugs in the operating system, bugs in Windows XP and Server 2003 and Microsoft was more focused in other products.

Origin of the name
Ballena in spanish means whale.

New features (Some also announced for Longhorn)

 * More Microsoft Passport Network Integration (Now you can login on your computer with a Microsoft Passport)
 * Internet Explorer 7
 * WinXFS (A improved version of WinFS)
 * Touch and voice detection improved
 * ActiveSync preinstalled
 * Outlook Express replaced by Windows Internet Mail
 * Windows Media Center preinstalled on the more complete editions
 * Windows Preinstallation Enviroment (Installation used on Windows Vista and more newer versions)
 * A new theme called "Windows Glass", this theme bring transparency to Windows Borders, start menu, taskbar and add some effects and Glass transparency.
 * Windows Peek (More later called Aero Peek)
 * Windows Shake (More later called Aero Shake)
 * Windows Gadgets
 * Windows Cut Screen (For cut and take screenshots)
 * New "My Contacts" folder
 * New icons
 * Microsoft Network Services and programs (More later replaced by the Windows Live Essentials suite)
 * MIcrosoft Office Cloud Services (More later called Office 365 and converted to pay program)
 * Windows Flip (On Windows Vista presented as Flip 3D)
 * Windows Games (On Windows 8 called XBOX Live Games)
 * Windows Camera
 * "Windows Multi-platform Executable Program" (WMPEP) program format for replace to Windows .exe programs (That concept was also used in Windows 10, with the UWP apps)

Milestone 1
The build 3912 was released on September 17th 2001 for internal testing, but it was leaked on October 1st 2001.

Changes: Still very similar to Windows XP.
 * Version is 7.0
 * Segoe UI Fonts family added, but not enabled by default
 * Windows XP bliss replaced by Windows Longhorn Milestone 3 Bliss without it logo, but with the label "shhh... let's not leak our hard work"
 * Some programs updated
 * Internet Explorer 6.5 Beta
 * Outlook Express 6.5 Beta
 * Windows Camera (Hidden)

Screenshots gallery
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Windows 2000's versions

2000 2001 2002 2003