Posted on 01/13/2014 11:40:15 AM PST by SeekAndFind
SOFTWARE COBBLER Microsoft might be ready to abandon Windows 8 earlier than it planned in an attempt to reverse the slide in its fortunes.
The company might announce Windows 9 as early as April, reports claim, as it tries to distance itself from the poorly received Windows 8.
We reported on Friday that the Threshold project was being tipped as a major update for Windows 8, however according to Winsupersite it will instead be billed as a new Windows operating system version slated for release in April 2015.
Although the launch of Windows 8 has not been the disaster that Windows Vista was, this would confirm that Windows 8 has been another failure for the company and make Windows 9 another "do or die" product for Microsoft like Windows 7.
Big changes are likely to be in store for the new "Modern" interface that has been criticised for its lack of integration with the traditional Windows desktop environment. Many aspects of the "Modern" user interface have a tacked on feel to traditional Windows PC users, but without enough innovation to lure new ones.
Other major changes that have alienated users include the withdrawal of support for DVD playback out of the box, which is now a premium feature limited to Professional Edition users. Perhaps the most discussed change, however is the removal of the traditional Start Menu, which Microsoft considered uncecessary but has been the subject of a continuing campaign by users lobbying for its return.
A Start Button was reintroduced in Windows 8.1 along with a host of other features designed to answer the many critics of the operating system, however the new Start Button is simply a toggle switch between the "Modern" and traditional Windows Desktop interfaces and has failed to placate most users.
Paul Thurrott, the blogger who runs Winsupersite said that work on Windows 9 has not yet begun, so there will be no early version of it available at Microsoft's Build conference in April, although it's likely that there will be opportunities to work with the upgrade that's been leaked for the Windows 8.1 service pack.
Well in truth its just the dam dumb metro tile gui that sucks
>> The company might announce Windows 9 as early as April... work on Windows 9 has not yet begun
Gee... I can’t WAIT to try that exciting new Windows ‘17.
Bet it’s gonna be really cool, if I live long enough to see it released.
Wonder how much of what is announced in April will actually make it into the Win’17 product?
My latest laptop came w/ Win 8. Two days later, upgraded to 8.1. Three days later, paid $118 to upgrade to Win 7. Finally, happy with the notebook.
And Windows 9 won’t be able to run your legacy software, so get set to buy all new versions of your applications.
It’s a deal Microsoft makes with software developers in exchange for putting their logo on the products. Everybody gets rich and you pay.
Yeah! Buy Windows! Because every OTHER OS sucks!
(heh... but we don’t mean it like you think we mean it...)
C’mon man..No shout out for Microsoft BOB??
Eschewing old Hardware and Software is a hugh seriesly looser for me.
Some of my 486's with Win95 will do that just fine.
Yup. Me too. That's why I'm sticking with WinXP (disconnected from the internet) for utility and application use with Linux Mint15 running in a VM for internet access and email.
I like my current hardware. Runs great.
I just love watching Microsoft bring out newer and newer versions of Yugos in the age of Lexus.
Win XP Pro support should continue.
I am a grumpy developer. I spent two days turning off or replacing what annoyed me. :)
Oh well, back to some really old 23" Cad/Cam CRTs from the "pile".
The odd-numbered Windoze OSes tend to be better than the even-numbered ones.
What Windows 8 woes? It is stable. It works well in “grumpy developer mode”. It handles exceptions better than 7 or XP.
It’s the typical Anti-MS Freepers basically acting like MSNBC libs.
Take a false premise.
Dig up rumors, and just made up stories.
proclaim the whole vat of nonsense as “news”.
Post on FR.
Stand by and wait for the usual cast of Mac fanboys, Linux nutters, and the classic “OMG I love Windows XP” curmudgeons to do their usual monkey dance. Add a couple of people who still aren’t able to learn how to use it, and you have the makings of the typical Windows 8 FR post.
Ah yes....the boneyard. My wife hates it but it’s my workshop and I can’t bear to part with any of it. Not the Maxtor IDE RAID controller boards or any of the SoundBlaster 16 sound cards or the CRT monitors. =;^)
An excellent question.
Xp continues to be a very stable, useful OS for me, particularly with engineering development tools.
The graphics/facebook types seem to forget many of us have used computers as tools for years, not playthings.
3 weeks ago I got my first Mac after 30 years in PC’s.
Impressions:
OSx connectivity is lightyears beyond MS.
Apple needs to fix its file viewing but makes more sense when you think of Unix.
Surprised that I love Thunderbolt. Next PC will have it.
Coding is easer on Mac.
PC’s used to be the Swiss Army knife of computers.
It seems now to be too burdened with legacy to move with the times.
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