Windows 8 due August 2012; Win9 by 2014!!

[McLovin]

The roadmap shows a Windows 8 beta arriving in time for the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in January, with a final release set for August 2012. A Windows 8 Release Candidate (RC), generally considered the last pre-release version of an OS, should be available sometime between next January and late summer 2012.

If the report is to be true, we should have a Windows 9 Release Candidate by the middle of the year in 2014 and a commercial release in the fall.

Link: Read More

 

[win7holic]

August 2012?
August?

that's my birthday.
and, win 8 release on 8 august also?

 

[McLovin]

August 2012?
August?

that's my birthday.
and, win 8 release on 8 august also?

That might be the date I am not 100% sure.

 

[win7holic]

because, windows "8"
and, might be release on 8 august also.

cheers.
I'm happy. wait for it.

 

[Hungry Man]

January, awesome. I was hoping for December though.

 

[imsoadude]

August is the 8th month lol so could be why maybe 08/08/12?

 

[McLovin]

August is the 8th month lol so could be why maybe 08/08/12?

Possibly, I wanted it really to come out this Janurary.

 

[imsoadude]

Yea, im interested to see the new features they brought and how good it will actually be. Im also wondering what they can bring to windows 9 two years after, must not be that much if its only 2 years

 

[McLovin]

Yea, im interested to see the new features they brought and how good it will actually be. Im also wondering what they can bring to windows 9 two years after, must not be that much if its only 2 years

Yeah, probably it will only be GUI changes and maybe only patches and fixes.

 

[imsoadude]

It would be cool if it was something new though, new GUI and fixes is nice but i wanna see new cool ideas

 

[McLovin]

It would be cool if it was something new though, new GUI and fixes is nice but i wanna see new cool ideas

The new Metro GUI is pretty good for tablets, but not the best for normall PCs.

 

[imsoadude]

Yeah, it looks more innovated for touch screens which could be a problem for a lot of people since not everyone can afford them or has them. Im sure it would still work with a mouse but it looks oriented for touch. They should have made two versions one touch oriented (for tablets.. etc) and one for mouse (desktops)

 

[AyeAyeCaptain]

Still 50/50 of going to get this on launch, but my question is (with it being geared towards the tablets) if I bought a touchscreen laptop now with Windows 7 loaded on it then I assume it's all set to go for upgrade to Windows 8? ReasonI say it like this is because I assume the prices won't be too kind on new OS launch with Windows 8 bundled in? And also I could get the upgrade through family via the student route so very cheap

With regards to the 2 year cycle, I think that's far too close as nobody wants to be forking out that kinda money for a new OS too close together especially when most get 3 years out of their desktop/laptop so would not make sense surely??

 

[jamescv7]

That's interesting, its like Microsoft were pretty busy in upcoming Windows 8 then another version to be arrived in 2014 I bet it would be pretty same interface like Windows 8.

 

[moonshine]

I'm not that happy with the fast release of new Operating Systems by Microsoft since Licenses are pretty much expensive.

 

[imsoadude]

Yea, thats about 150 - 300 per computer, which can get costly if you have a lot of computers

 

[jamescv7]

And this how a chance people would do a plan just to make another pirated OS especially like upcoming OS.

 

[win7holic]

Windows is the OS of the most common today.
We can do anything in windows.
Example: if in the MAC, we need bootcamp to play PC games in the MAC. hassle, and many step
there is a way for it, if you want to know.
this
http://www.ehow.com/how_4514225_play-windows-games-mac-using.html

 

[McLovin]

Windows is the OS of the most common today.
We can do anything in windows.
Example: if in the MAC, we need bootcamp to play PC games in the MAC. hassle, and many step
there is a way for it, if you want to know.
this
http://www.ehow.com/how_4514225_play-windows-games-mac-using.html

I am guessing bootcamp is something that puts Windows on a Mac?

 

[win7holic]

Windows is the OS of the most common today.
We can do anything in windows.
Example: if in the MAC, we need bootcamp to play PC games in the MAC. hassle, and many step
there is a way for it, if you want to know.
this
http://www.ehow.com/how_4514225_play-windows-games-mac-using.html

I am guessing bootcamp is something that puts Windows on a Mac?

yep, i think like it also.
or, perhaps like Wubi on Ubuntu?