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When the first pictures and movies of Microsoft;s next-generation Courier tablet leaked, I heard from my resources that the prototype within the shots was running Windows 7.On March five, Engadget acquired some far more Courier pics and details. Based on their details, the “Franklin Covey planner on steroids” (as I described it months back) is now running a Windows CE-based working system which may share components with the forthcoming Windows Phone seven.0 running system (and/or the Zune HD OS or Project Pink OS). All three of these latter running systems are built on top of the Windows CE core, not Windows.So, which is it? Is Courier a Windows-based tablet? Or is it a Windows CE-centric/Windows Phone OS-based tablet? Or is it a Microsoft Linux tablet? (Had to thow that in,Office 2010 64bit, in anticipation of my many Linux-loving fanboys inside the Talkbacks.)At this point, Courier is nothing but early prototypes and marketing movies. Technologizer;s Harry McCracken wondered aloud whether that;s all Courier will ever be — extra of a “look what could be possible if you stitched together all the Microsoft Research demos we have” kind of thing than an actual device that will come to market any time soon.I think Microsoft does have some kind of next-generation Tablet within the works,Office 2010 Home And Student Serial Key, which may or may not end up using the InkSeine and Codex Microsoft Research technologies. It;s not surprising that such a device would support multi-touch and allow note-taking a la OneNote.At this point, in my opinion, there are a few different factors influencing which operating system that device will end up running.Politics: Windows is the big cash cow at Microsoft. Remember the HP slate that Microsoft CEO demonstrated at CES this year? It was operating Windows 7, not Windows Phone OS seven.0/Windows Mobile or the Zune HD OS. Windows isn;t too big or bloated to power some incredibly sleek mobile devices.However,Microsoft Office Home And Student 2010 clave, a Microsoft Alchemy Ventures project supposedly spearheaded by J Allard, is an Entertainment and Devices kind of thing. Products from the E&D division (Xbox, Zune, mobile phones) aren;t Windows-based. So I;d say the choice could go either way, at this point….Processor: If the Courier device is Intel-based,Microsoft Office 2010 Home And Business produit cl��, Windows is likely to be the OS within. If Courier ends up running Tegra, a CE-based working system is likely what will be inside.Timing: I know Engadget;s sources are saying Courier is a Q3/Q4 2010 product. I stick by what my sources are still saying: Courier isn;t going to be out until 2011 at the absolute earliest. Even if the iPad ends up being a rousing success, Microsoft isn;t going to rush the Courier out of its incubation labs.If Courier ends up being Windows-based, it could be even later if the Softies want it to run Windows 8. If it;s a CE-based OS like Windows Phone OS, Silverlight will have to be operating without any glitches, meaning it might take an iteration or two to work out the kinks. (Remember, Silverlight still isn;t running — yet — on Windows Mobile or the Zune HD. It;s expected to debut on Windows Phone 7 devices for the very first time this holiday season.What;s your take? If and when Microsoft does deliver Tablet PC 2.0,Office 2010 Professional Plus X86, a k a Courier, what will it be operating?