How about they leave the userinterface ALONE and just concentrate on the Kernel...?????
I believe the idea with Win8 was to “merge” the PC/tablet GUIs so MS could maintain their grip on PCs, while catching up on tablets, phones, etc.
Yeah!
How dare they.
Imagine a would where companies did that. System 7, and win 3.11 UIs to spare people from new ideas.