Windows 8 Update label

[jamescv7]

Could Microsoft label the Windows 8 update Windows 8.1 ... or Windows 9?

When the leaked early build of Windows Blue made its way on Internet torrent services a few weeks ago, it was clear that this update to Windows 8 would not be a mere service pack with some fixes and performance improvement. The build revealed it would also have a number of new features along with some new in-house Windows 8 apps.

If Windows 8 ends up perceived by the general public more positively than it is currently, Blue's successor may end up as an 8.X release; if it doesn't, Microsoft could end up going with Windows 9 just to distance itself from Windows 8.

 

[jamescv7]

Windows 8.1 build 9374 labeled as 'Pro Preview'

A few days ago, we reported that build 9364 of Windows 8.1, also known as Windows Blue, was being passed around on private torrent trackers. Now it appears that an even more recent, but still early build of Windows 8.1, has found their way to the Internet.