Windows 8.1 was released just some time ago and it looks like Microsoft is already talking about Windows 9. Of course not the full version but rather the preview version of the brand new operating system.
The current working title is "Treshold", or at least the preview edition will be called by that name and it will be arriving next month or early October. It will be available for anyone to download so it's not just developers this time. Something similar like Apple has been doing with OS X Yosemite. Of course this want be the full version but hopefully we will see some innovations.
Full version of Windows 9 isn't expected until the second quarter of 2015. We will probably see some updates for Windows 8.1 in the meantime and possibly an 8.2 version or higher.
Some of the new innovations that are expected or have been leaked in the meantime are the new Start Menu, people like their Start Menu, this was one of the reasons Windows 8 got a lot of hate at the early stages. Others are Metro-Style applications you can run on your desktop, elimination of Charms bar and virtual desktop. Of course one of the most expected innovations is Cortana integration with Windows 9. Cortana is one of Microsoft's projects that is definite win, almost everyone is loving this application right now and much more is expected int the future.
Another thing that has been rumored in the past is too much Windows from Microsoft. Of course this is about operating systems. There are already three major Windows OS on the market. Windows Phone for smartphones, Windows RT for tablets and the full version of Windows that is also running on some tablets like the Surface Pro lineup. During this year or in the next year we will see some new smart devices like smartwach and VR devices like Oculus Rift. So that means some more operating systems and that is definitely too much. The rumor was that Windows RT and Windows Phone will merge into one OS and that at the moment seems like a good idea, especially considering tablets with RT version haven't really taken off.
Interesting time for Microsoft, the market is changing, new devices are coming out, so they will have to change as well. Windows "Treshold" will be the first step in that direction.
Source zdnet.
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