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Next generation of Windows 'to launch 2012'

Windows 8 will be optimised for 'a variety of different form factors'. Microsoft will launch the successor of its Windows PC operating system next year, the company’s chief has revealed.

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Megaton4721d ago

Think I'm gonna be sticking with 7 for awhile. Give it the ol' XP treatment. Let it linger for years.

fatstarr4720d ago

Im in the same boat as you, Microsoft's track record aint so good when it comes to operating systems

[98 good]
[2000 bad]
[xp epic]
[vista fail -_-]
[windows 7 awesome]
[windows 8 hmmm]

Sahil4719d ago

People generally like XP and 7, and don't like Vista or ME, is it safe to assume we should avoid windows 8 and wait for 9, where they get rid of all the bad new features?

fatstarr4713d ago

i dont know man windows 8 might have that new file system it might be a big flop or it might be a big success.

Sahil4713d ago

hmm.. only time will tell whether it would succed or not!

fatstarr4713d ago

it should be good but its weather or not it will be great or epic. its gonna sell alot because microsoft will push it with a passion on every new laptop but hopefully its been tested enough b4 they do that. then they might have another vista case.

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Microsoft OneDrive Is Ditching Windows 7, 8, and 8.1

The cloud storage platform will drop support for older versions of Windows in early 2022.

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Former Windows chief reveals Microsoft’s reaction to the iPad

Microsoft responded with Windows 8 and its Surface RT tablet.

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Microsoft’s Panos Panay discusses the past and future of Surface

In the earliest days of the Surface, it was hard to shake the notion that the line was something of a reference design for Windows 8.

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