Windows 9 could arrive in April

[Sylver]

The rumors about the next version of Windows, which Microsoft has apparently internally named Threshold, started in December of the year we just left behind. Since then, little more has been published on the subject until now, as in recent hours, journalist Paul Thurrott, an expert in the company in question, has provided some new details.

Specifically, Thurrott says that, according to his sources, those in Redmond will outline the company's plans for the next version of Windows - Windows 9 - during their BUILD 2014 developer conference, which will take place in April (and at which they are said to launch updates for Windows 8.1 and Windows Phone). However, no one should expect anything out of this world because the journalist also points out that there will be no demonstration at all due to «a good reason»: they have not even begun development of the renewed Windows.

On the other hand, he comments that, although currently, Microsoft uses the code name Threshold to refer internally to the next version of the operating system of the windows, there are many chances that in the end they will announce it to the public under the title of Windows 9 and that it will arrive on the market sometime in April 2015 with the same name.

That is, everything indicates that they will abandon the 8.x nomenclature, from which, in turn, it is deduced that the substitute for Windows 8.1 will not be a mere update, but a version that will introduce important changes. Which and how many exactly is not clear yet, but two that are being considered are the return of the Start menu and the implementation of improvements that will allow the operating system to run «Metro-style» applications on the desktop along with «old-style» desktop applications.

Although they come from reliable sources, for the moment, all this is nothing more than rumors, so caution is needed. In April we will be able to confirm whether they were right or not, and, in case they were, it would also be confirmed that Windows 8 and its update 8.1 are not working well (something that many have been arguing for a long time based on various clues such as, for example, the disastrous adoption rate of Windows 8.1 which, according to Thurrott, is present in less than 25 million computers at this moment).

Source: Windows 9: in April and with many changes - ABC.es

[Bm4n]

And the 8.2, will it come out anyway? We'll see how much the update costs… :mad:

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[Sylver]

8.2 was said to be coming this January after all, and it would also include a start button :troll: and some new features that will also be seen in Windows 9.
In any case, if 8.2 is a free upgrade and 9 is a hit, they will still make money <:(

Saludos

[whoololon]

"Windows 9 could arrive in April"… of 2015, right?
Wow, I got a fright.
:frio:

[cobito]

@Sylver:

In any case, if 8.2 is a free update and 9 is a hit, they're going to make money anyway <:(

That's what I don't understand. I mean, is selling licenses an important source of income for MS? I would say no, that the biggest source comes from licenses built into brand computers and laptops. So why do they release a new version that (correct me if I'm wrong) doesn't bring anything new except probably 4 aesthetic changes? When on top of that (and they know this because it's been happening since Windows XP), each new version is an insurmountable trauma for the user.

This policy of short cycles seems more like a desire of hardware manufacturers than a strategy of Microsoft.

[whoololon]

I've been going through a psychological phase where I think I'll have to get rid of XP and go with one of those that have the worst of Windows and the worst of Linux (unless you're a kamikaze and configure them in such a way that security warnings or permissions don't appear), and they don't even bother to hide that they're intended for laptops, leaving aside desktop users.
As for why, you know it too: the money. Just the money.

[Sylver]

@cobito:

That's what I don't understand. I mean, is the sale of licenses an important source of income for MS? I would say no, that the biggest source comes from the built-in licenses of brand computers and laptops. So why do they release a new version that (correct me if I'm wrong) doesn't bring anything new except probably 4 aesthetic changes? When on top of that (and they know it because it's been happening since Windows XP), each new version means an insurmountable trauma for the user.

This short cycle policy seems more like a desire of hardware manufacturers than a strategy of Microsoft.

It must be a strategy to keep people waiting, because if the 8 wasn't liked much (as the polls seem to indicate) and too much time passes between the 8 and the 9, there could be cases of customers who don't want to buy equipment with the 8 pre-installed under any circumstances or who prefer to replace it with another OS.

In any case, everything must be being studied from the highest spheres so that the result is what it finally is, I don't think they'll leave it very much to chance...

PD: Right whoololon, I didn't put

Regards

[Bm4n]

I don't know to what extent they think things through... They usually release unfinished products and expect us to pay to complete them. I was hoping that with 8.2 and later, they would be updating things that aren't just SP or security updates. And when 9 comes out, I hope it has a reasonable upgrade price and online installation without needing a backup, but maybe I'm asking for too much, accustomed to OSX...

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[Sylver]

@Bm4n:

I don't know to what extent they think things through… They usually release unfinished products and expect us to pay to complete them, I was hoping that with 8.2 and later they would be updating things that are not just SPs or security updates. And when 9 comes out, I hope it has a reasonable upgrade price and online installation without needing a backup, but well, maybe I'm asking for too much, accustomed to osx...

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If they keep doing it, it's because people are leaving their money, if not, they would have already changed their strategy...

[lforos]

@Sylver:

If they keep doing it, it's because people leave their money, if not, they would have already changed their strategy...

I agree. Microsoft's market capitalization is $310 billion, so they surely think carefully about each step... even if they only think in terms of euros.

By the way, in the year of Windows 8, Surface and XBOX One, their capitalization has risen almost 40%, another proof that they know how to make money...

[Bm4n]

It's better not to assume, Spanish banks were also among the best with large profits and were supposed to think very carefully about what they were doing... A great company for me is not made by the large profits that a few take home.

And Microsoft for me, which has been drifting for years, Zune, Office, its cloud services, Messenger are things that could have been exploited a lot and have almost been forgotten. Even its big ones like Xbox spent years in losses, and now it has had a launch well below PS; and Windows where half of its versions crash. They make money, yes, but they think carefully about what they do...

PD. And I left things out, Skype which since they bought it doesn't seem to have gained momentum either, and with Nokia we'll see, for now I think it had come out of losses there, I think it was a great decision but late because Windows Phone (another case of brilliant ideas abandoned) has already lost a lot of market share, or almost all...

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[Obione]

XP says… 7 much better :sisi:

Well yes, half of the versions are a letdown but anyway, the launch offer of 8 was good, 30€ for the digital one seems to me a pretty reasonable price.

We'll see how the next one turns out, for now I'm happy with 7.

[cobito]

@Obione:

XP dice… 7 much better :sisi:

Pues sí, la mitad de las versiones son un chasco pero bueno, la oferta de lanzamiento del 8 fue buena, 30€ por la digital me parece un precio bastante razonable.

Ya veremos como sale el próximo, de momento yo con 7 estoy contento.

Windows 98: bueno
Windows Me: malo
Windows XP: bueno
Windows Vista: malo
Windows 7: bueno
Windows 8: malo
Windows 9: toca que sea bueno.

[Alkermes]

Bm4n, I am one of the "unfortunate" owners of a Zune HD. What a bunch of…

Regards.

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