Microsoft has confirmed that Windows 7 will ship without bundled version of Mail, Photo Editing and Movie Maker. Instead, Windows Live branded versions will be available to download for free.
The software maker included Windows Photo Gallery, Windows Mail, and Windows Movie Maker as part of Vista, but later chose to offer separate downloadable Windows Live programs that essentially replaced those components with versions that could connect to online services from Microsoft and others.
Microsoft told CNET News late Monday that it has decided to remove those features entirely from Windows 7 and instead offer only the service-connected Windows Live versions as optional free downloads.
Source: Beyond B1nary