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Lately–for me at least–Windows operating systems have been hit and miss. The recently diseased Windows XP? Solid gold. Windows Vista? Pile of unspeakable horrors. Windows 7? Beautiful, functional, easy to use, and open to tech-savvy problem solvers. Windows 8? Optimized for touchscreens, but shoe-horned into non-touchscreen systems.
Even my gaming rig, just recently built, has Windows 7 on it because latest doesn’t always mean greatest, but since Microsoft has been pretty predictable with their OS quality, it stand to reason that Windows 9, the successor to Windows 8, will be a keeper.
However, no official details have been announced lately. Some would say it’s been quiet. Maybe even a little too quiet. Well, the scream to break this tense silence has been unleashed, albeit more of a whisper than anything.
Keep in mind that this is all just rumors and hearsay, but it’s possible that the new OS is in early stages of development…
Allegedly, a current employee for the folks over at Microsoft released a little screenshot of what he’d been working on, and it’s not unclear. If this screenshot is from a legitimate source, Windows 9 is no doubt in development, along with a new version of Windows Phone 9 and something called Windows 365 (which I assume is some crazy futuristic version of Windows from decades down the line, but it’s probably not).
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If all this is to be believed, we can expect to be changing operating systems in either the second or third quarter of next year. I’ll wait until you finish groaning to tell you the rest.
In addition to everything I’ve already covered, quite a few of Microsoft’s newer software are also getting updates. Windows Defender, OneDrive, Metro UI, and Cortana, so hopefully that means that Cortana will be coming to desktops everywhere.
In the spirit of speculation, this may indicate that Microsoft intends to blur the lines between desktop and mobile operating systems in the same way they’ve been blurring the lines between consoles and PCs with their all-in-one approach to the XBOX One.
Office isn’t being left out of the discussion either, with not only one but two new items possibly in the works or – dare I say it – already completed. First on the docket is Windows Office Gemini, a mobile/desktop crossover version of Office 2013 that’s already been leaked a bit. Nothing ground-shattering, but something that’s very possibly completed and in the pipeline for release.
We’ve also heard some bussing about Office 2015, which apparently isn’t even in Alpha anymore, but is slated for preview soon if this leak is to be believed.
The best part about all of this news is that Windows 9, codenamed Threshold, is meant to address all of the things that made Windows 8 such a disappointment. We get the Start button back, we don’t have to deal with that stupid tile interface that pops up at the worst possible moment, and best of all, we can choose.
Windows 9 is rumored to appeal to the people who are used to a traditional Windows experience as well as the 25 million of us that’ve gotten Stockholm’s Syndrome and actually prefer Windows 8’s weirdness.
Again, this is all nothing more than a leak, but the leaker, Chinese Microsoft employee FaiKee hasn’t been known for spreading falsehoods in the past. Believe all this at your own risk, of course, and keep your eye on the horizon for some official news or confirmation.
To summarize, Windows 9 has allegedly been leaked, which is cool beans, and alongside that we have some things to think about. Is Windows 9 the next go-to OS? What kind of experience can we expect, something closer to Windows 7 or Windows 8?
What features are you most hoping for? Let us know in the comments! Personally, I want Cortana to come to desktop. Voice commands have been suspiciously absent from desktops lately, but maybe Windows 9 will change all that.
Maybe Microsoft is working towards one mast OS that can be used across all of their platforms. Maybe this is all nonsense. We don’t know. But we’ll find out, and until then, it’s fun to speculate about what new features will define the way we use our computers in the coming years.
Reblogged from: elitegamingcomputers/ By Nathaniel Liles