After first coming across hints of Windows 8 by Microsoft, it seems as if the software giant is pondering launching the OS a few years from now.
Microsoft is working on the next version of Windows, the blog says in Dutch, but it will be about two years before Windows 8 is on the market. […]
The presentation also said that Microsoft wanted to improve startup times and the time it takes to resume from sleep, improve power efficiency, as well as work more closely with computer makers to better differentiate their respective computers. While these are all needed things, it’s going to be a very long two years for Microsoft if it can’t better address Apple’s moves in the tablet and notebook models before Windows 8. (CNET)
Note: Emphasis mine
Unfortunately for us it looks like Microsoft has removed  all references of Windows 8 upon the Dutch blog post CNET pointed towards earlier and even a Google cache fails to reveal the original post.
WhileAlthough Microsoft launching a new OS isn’t Earth shatterning news, the fact htat the company is flirting with the idea of allowing PC manufacters to alter the user interface is (as Microsoft in the past has been very adamant about Windows looking the same upon every computer).
Whether Microsoft is merely referring to merely themes or allowing PC manufacturers to drastically alter the Windows UI has yet to be seen, but hopefully its the former as drastic changes could lead towards fragmentation (which probably would not be in Microsoft’s best interest).
(via LifeHacker)
Originally posted on October 25, 2010 @ 2:25 pm