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Windows 9 release date, news and rumours

Techradar-With Windows 8, Microsoft tried - not entirely successfully - to make tablets part of a continuum that goes from number-crunching workstations and high-end gaming rigs through all-in-one touchscreen media systems and thin-and light notebooks down to slender touch tablets, all with the same OS, aiming for the best of both of today's computing worlds. What will it do for the next version of Windows?

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Settler4058d ago

Anybody cares, I don't think so

silenius4057d ago

Just release Windows 7 Service pack 2 & 3...
we don't care about the rest. :)

Yi-Long4056d ago

... and certainly for me a reason to hold off from buying a new PC/laptop.

It might even turn me away from Windows altogether, and I hope other developers will start releasing their software (for example Photoshop) for Linux/Android, or else it might lead me to look for alternatives for those programs as well.

I really wish I could just have the choice to buy a new laptop/desktop with Windows 7 instead of W8, which sadly is impossible here in Hong Kong, unless I buy a seperate OEM version of 7.

Settler4056d ago

wahoooooo I guess their is someone who want Windows 9 and care about it :P Thats why he disliked my comment :P

Cueil4057d ago

I wouldn't mind a more aggressive turnaround for Microsoft... bi-annual releases with major updates in-between...

Yi-Long4056d ago

... I wish they would have just stuck to Windows 7 for laptops/desktops, and kept the OS for tablets/phones seperate.

Cueil4056d ago

but that would be going the opposite direction that the industry is heading in... even Linux with Ubuntu and Unity is moving in that direction

Yi-Long4056d ago

... I just care about having a proper OS for the relevant device I use. That means a touch-OS is perfectly fine for a phone or tablet, but when I'm on a desktop or laptop, I have some other demands.

steve30x4057d ago

If this person is talking about project windows blue then aparently its the first service pack for windows that removes the start screen and puts back the start button.

mcstorm4057d ago

That's not true. It dose not put back the start button it give you the ability to stop the charms bar ect from popping up when working in some programs.

I don't see why Windows 8 has so much hate I have Windows 8 on my Work laptop and I also own a Surface RT and I have never had an issue using them in any environment. I don't use the new UI Apps on my laptop but the new start menu is imo faster and easer to use them then the original start menu because you can pin anything you want to the start screen.

As for the Surface the New UI is used all the time on it and again never had any issues and the desktop mode using the surface keyboard and mouse.

TitanUp4056d ago

i don't want to rely on touch for everything i would rather use my mouse

mcstorm4056d ago

@Farsendor1 Since when dose Windows 8 rely on touch? As I said I have Windows 8 on my work laptop and it is none touch so I use my Mouse.

Th3 Chr0nic4056d ago

its a pile of stinking crap is why ppl dont like it. no reason for them te change the design so drastically. its cumbersome and clunky and I hate it.

mcstorm4056d ago

@Th3 Chr0nic I agree its not for everyone but to say "its cumbersome and clunky" is not true. its not harder to use than Windows 7 and it also runs faster than Windows 7.

Its a change MS needed to make to give us on OS across touch and none touch devices.

If you don't like it then fine stay on Windows 7 but it is far from a Bad OS.

Th3 Chr0nic4056d ago (Edited 4056d ago )

it is my opinion that it is clunky and cumbersome. and it being speedier makes no matter when it takes 5x longer to find anything on such a cumbersome interface with layers of color and glittery bs that just isnt needed. user want functionality not pretty UI that is so far removed from what windows has been for 20 years or more.

mcstorm4056d ago

@Th3 Chr0nic how is it harder to find something. Bring up the start menu and start typing what you are looking for just like you can click on start and then the search on windows 7 but you don't need to click in the search this time.

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konnerbllb4057d ago

Why are there comments in this article from 2011?

Th3 Chr0nic4056d ago

i will only care about windows 9 if they remove everything that slightly resembles windows 8 from the design

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Leaked Windows 9 screenshot confirms Cortana for PC

"The Halo inspired personal assistant is already available to Windows Phone so I guess Microsoft decided that a desktop version will also be pretty neat. Can’t really argue with that."

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emilysmithltg3500d ago

Cortana on destop sounds awesome!Can't wait to get my claws on Windows 9.

Minimoth3500d ago

This is going to be so badass. Finally Microsoft is making another good version of Windows.

JamshiJack3499d ago

Seems Windows is getting back to the stage with priority to better user experience, whole bunch of changes are coming, so Window 8 is the new Vista, it was not a complete flop though!

Lionsguard3499d ago

I hope there's a Jarvis or Edi mod.

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Windows 9 will have the Storage Sense feature, just like Windows Phone

Windows 9 is expected to come equipped with Storage Sense, a feature that allows users to better managed their storage.

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FRAKISTAN3500d ago

Windows 9 can't come soon enough

ChrisW3500d ago

SNERK!!! Those disagrees must be the Win8 fanboys!!!

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Agent_hitman3500d ago

I just hope that MS would allow the Windows 9 users to choose between the Tile Metro and the familiar desktop UI so that the PC gamers that don't wanna use the animated Tile will still able to enjoy this OS.

As we all know MS has been slammed numerous times due to their decision in making Win8 as a touch panel friendly Os, rather than keeping the traditional UI.. I hope that they've learned their lesson now, so that majority of Windows 7 users will jump ship to 9.

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Video of an early build of Windows 9 in action!

Just earlier today, Winfuture.de posted screenshots of Windows 9, revealing many photos of Microsoft’s new flagship operating system. They have just added a video which shows the start menu and start screen in action.

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