"Threshold" to be Called Windows 9, Ship in April 2015

http://winsupersite.com/windows-8/th...hip-april-2015

Sounds like the Start button is coming back. And it will allow running
Metro apps on the desktop.

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BillW50 wrote:

http://winsupersite.com/windows-8/th...hip-april-2015

Sounds like the Start button is coming back. And it will allow running
Metro apps on the desktop.

So users get a service pack 2 that gets renamed as a major version just
so Microsoft can distance themself from the Windows "8" debacle. Seems
Microsoft should follow Google (who influenced Mozilla to do the same)
and continually push out new releases so users get lost about the
version differences and faster forget the bad versions.

On Sat, 11 Jan 2014 17:23:37 -0600, VanguardLH wrote in


BillW50 wrote:

http://winsupersite.com/windows-8/th...hip-april-2015

Sounds like the Start button is coming back. And it will allow running
Metro apps on the desktop.

Also sounds like a whole lot more bloat.


So users get a service pack 2 that gets renamed as a major version just
so Microsoft can distance themself from the Windows "8" debacle. Seems
Microsoft should follow Google (who influenced Mozilla to do the same)
and continually push out new releases so users get lost about the
version differences and faster forget the bad versions.

Well put.
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On Sat, 11 Jan 2014 17:23:37 -0600, VanguardLH wrote:

BillW50 wrote:

http://winsupersite.com/windows-8/th...hip-april-2015

Sounds like the Start button is coming back. And it will allow running
Metro apps on the desktop.

So users get a service pack 2 that gets renamed as a major version just



No, read the article. The major version (according to the article)
will be in April *2015*, but service pack 2 (if you want to call it
that) will be in April *2014.*

But it remains to be seen whether any of what he says will be true.
Such rumors seldom are.

Ken Blake, MVP wrote:

On Sat, 11 Jan 2014 17:23:37 -0600, VanguardLH wrote:

BillW50 wrote:

http://winsupersite.com/windows-8/th...hip-april-2015

Sounds like the Start button is coming back. And it will allow running
Metro apps on the desktop.

So users get a service pack 2 that gets renamed as a major version just

No, read the article. The major version (according to the article)
will be in April *2015*, but service pack 2 (if you want to call it
that) will be in April *2014.*

But it remains to be seen whether any of what he says will be true.
Such rumors seldom are.

Until the company writes a Functional Specification detailing what *is*
the product (versus the Engineering Spec written later on how to *do*
all those features), rapid course changes are typical with the influence
of Marketing and Sales on Development. In QA, we didn't bother wasting
any resource until the Func Spec showed up. The poor dev guys weren't
so lucky: spend time writing code, debugging, and documenting features
that suddenly were discarded because Mtg wanted something else. We use
to sit in on the meetings between Dev and Mkg (and sometimes Sales) but
kept our mouth shut and never participated. We just wanted a heads up
on what *might* happen with the product.

"Ken Blake, MVP" wrote in message
...

On Sat, 11 Jan 2014 17:23:37 -0600, VanguardLH wrote:

BillW50 wrote:

http://winsupersite.com/windows-8/th...hip-april-2015

Sounds like the Start button is coming back. And it will allow running
Metro apps on the desktop.

So users get a service pack 2 that gets renamed as a major version just



: No, read the article. The major version (according to the article)
will be in April *2015*, but service pack 2 (if you want to call it
that) will be in April *2014.*

: But it remains to be seen whether any of what he says will be true.
Such rumors seldom are.
____________________

According to the Register MS "will start a discussion", in 2-4 April.
Too many versions of information on the topic...-

"Microsoft will start a discussion around the next iteration of its client
operating system at its Build Conference on 2 to 4 April in San Francisco,
California."
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/01...say_microsoft/

But...
"Paul Thurrott: Threshold is Windows 9 and Will Ship in April 2015"
"According to Paul Thurrott, the next version of Windows, codenamed
Threshold, will be called Windows 9 and is being planned to ship in April of
2015. Thurrott is plugged in tightly to the Windows and Microsoft scenes and
is blogging this on his blog, the Windows SuperSite. He also states that
internally Microsoft is not pleased with the adoption of Windows 8 and is
looking to wipe the slate clean with a new version number of Windows to
erase the stain. Much like it needed to do after the Windows Vista debacle."
http://www.gottabemobile.com/2014/01...in-april-2015/

"Ken Blake, MVP" wrote in message
...

On Sat, 11 Jan 2014 17:23:37 -0600, VanguardLH wrote:

BillW50 wrote:

http://winsupersite.com/windows-8/th...hip-april-2015

Sounds like the Start button is coming back. And it will allow running
Metro apps on the desktop.

So users get a service pack 2 that gets renamed as a major version just



: No, read the article. The major version (according to the article)
will be in April *2015*, but service pack 2 (if you want to call it
that) will be in April *2014.*

: But it remains to be seen whether any of what he says will be true.
Such rumors seldom are.
____________________

According to the Register MS "will start a discussion", in 2-4 April.
Too many versions of information on the topic...-

"Microsoft will start a discussion around the next iteration of its client
operating system at its Build Conference on 2 to 4 April in San Francisco,
California."
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/01...say_microsoft/

But...
"Paul Thurrott: Threshold is Windows 9 and Will Ship in April 2015"
"According to Paul Thurrott, the next version of Windows, codenamed
Threshold, will be called Windows 9 and is being planned to ship in April of
2015. Thurrott is plugged in tightly to the Windows and Microsoft scenes and
is blogging this on his blog, the Windows SuperSite. He also states that
internally Microsoft is not pleased with the adoption of Windows 8 and is
looking to wipe the slate clean with a new version number of Windows to
erase the stain. Much like it needed to do after the Windows Vista debacle."
http://www.gottabemobile.com/2014/01...in-april-2015/

"Ken Blake, MVP" wrote in message
...

On Sat, 11 Jan 2014 17:23:37 -0600, VanguardLH wrote:

BillW50 wrote:

http://winsupersite.com/windows-8/th...hip-april-2015

Sounds like the Start button is coming back. And it will allow running
Metro apps on the desktop.

So users get a service pack 2 that gets renamed as a major version just



: No, read the article. The major version (according to the article)
will be in April *2015*, but service pack 2 (if you want to call it
that) will be in April *2014.*

: But it remains to be seen whether any of what he says will be true.
Such rumors seldom are.
____________________

According to the Register MS "will start a discussion", in 2-4 April.
Too many versions of information on the topic...-

"Microsoft will start a discussion around the next iteration of its client
operating system at its Build Conference on 2 to 4 April in San Francisco,
California."
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/01...say_microsoft/

But...
"Paul Thurrott: Threshold is Windows 9 and Will Ship in April 2015"
"According to Paul Thurrott, the next version of Windows, codenamed
Threshold, will be called Windows 9 and is being planned to ship in April of
2015. Thurrott is plugged in tightly to the Windows and Microsoft scenes and
is blogging this on his blog, the Windows SuperSite. He also states that
internally Microsoft is not pleased with the adoption of Windows 8 and is
looking to wipe the slate clean with a new version number of Windows to
erase the stain. Much like it needed to do after the Windows Vista debacle."
http://www.gottabemobile.com/2014/01...in-april-2015/

"Forte" wrote in message ...



"Ken Blake, MVP" wrote in message
.. .

On Sat, 11 Jan 2014 17:23:37 -0600, VanguardLH wrote:

BillW50 wrote:

http://winsupersite.com/windows-8/th...hip-april-2015

Sounds like the Start button is coming back. And it will allow running
Metro apps on the desktop.

So users get a service pack 2 that gets renamed as a major version just



: No, read the article. The major version (according to the article)
will be in April *2015*, but service pack 2 (if you want to call it
that) will be in April *2014.*

: But it remains to be seen whether any of what he says will be true.
Such rumors seldom are.
____________________

According to the Register MS "will start a discussion", in 2-4 April.
Too many versions of information on the topic...-

"Microsoft will start a discussion around the next iteration of its client
operating system at its Build Conference on 2 to 4 April in San Francisco,
California."
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/01...say_microsoft/

But...
"Paul Thurrott: Threshold is Windows 9 and Will Ship in April 2015"
"According to Paul Thurrott, the next version of Windows, codenamed
Threshold, will be called Windows 9 and is being planned to ship in April
of 2015. Thurrott is plugged in tightly to the Windows and Microsoft scenes
and is blogging this on his blog, the Windows SuperSite. He also states
that internally Microsoft is not pleased with the adoption of Windows 8 and
is looking to wipe the slate clean with a new version number of Windows to
erase the stain. Much like it needed to do after the Windows Vista
debacle."
http://www.gottabemobile.com/2014/01...in-april-2015/

Meanwhile, Windows 8 truly isn't so bad. I'm just hoping that Microsoft will
invite me to beta-test it this time around. I tested Vista as well as 7 but
wasn't invited for the 8 (probably because I changed my email address and
assumed they would update their database)
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GNU/Linux is Communism and should be renamed Communix

On Mon, 13 Jan 2014 17:44:45 -0500, "Silver Slimer"
wrote:

Meanwhile, Windows 8 truly isn't so bad.


I don't think so either, but you and I are clearly in the minority.


I'm just hoping that Microsoft will
invite me to beta-test it this time around.


Beta-test *it*? Windows 8? You want to beta test *it* again?

Or do you mean Windows 9, or whatever it ends up being called?

"BillW50" escreveu na mensagem ...

http://winsupersite.com/windows-8/th...hip-april-2015

Sounds like the Start button is coming back. And it will allow running
Metro apps on the desktop.

....

microsoft could restart the cycle giving to new kids windows 3.1 after
windows 8.1 but it seems we've to wait for windows 95 somewhere in another
place . Windows 8.1 is the end of windows saga. I'll be fired from business.
Don't know what to do next.

BillW50 wrote, On 1/11/2014 5:53 PM:
http://winsupersite.com/windows-8/th...hip-april-2015


Sounds like the Start button is coming back. And it will allow running
Metro apps on the desktop.


@BillW50
Start Menu advocates might just get what they don't want
- A fan out menu that provides the exact same groupings on the 8.1 All
Apps modern UI screen

@VanguardLH
- Version aside...the flexibility to accommodate the use of one o/s
across all devices (desktop, phone, tablets, Xbox) will prevail as will
the 'necessity to upgrade' to next build from within the o/s via the
Store or purchase the full version media. Likewise, deploying program
and security updates via WU/MU could easily be another 'Store' only route.

@Migrante
- Considering you removed Windows Photo Gallery because someone asked
a question about which program was used to post a graphic....maybe
sticking with Win95 and 3.1 is a good idea.



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...winston
msft mvp consumer apps

....winston wrote:
BillW50 wrote, On 1/11/2014 5:53 PM:
http://winsupersite.com/windows-8/th...hip-april-2015



Sounds like the Start button is coming back. And it will allow running
Metro apps on the desktop.


@BillW50
Start Menu advocates might just get what they don't want
- A fan out menu that provides the exact same groupings on the 8.1 All
Apps modern UI screen

@VanguardLH
- Version aside...the flexibility to accommodate the use of one o/s
across all devices (desktop, phone, tablets, Xbox) will prevail as will
the 'necessity to upgrade' to next build from within the o/s via the
Store or purchase the full version media. Likewise, deploying program
and security updates via WU/MU could easily be another 'Store' only route.

@Migrante
- Considering you removed Windows Photo Gallery because someone asked
a question about which program was used to post a graphic....maybe
sticking with Win95 and 3.1 is a good idea.




That's depressing.

--
Alias

On 11/01/2014 7:22 PM, ...winston wrote:

@Migrante
- Considering you removed Windows Photo Gallery because someone asked a
question about which program was used to post a graphic....maybe
sticking with Win95 and 3.1 is a good idea.

LOL


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Silver Slimer
GNU/Linux is Communism

On 1/11/2014 5:53 PM, BillW50 wrote:
http://winsupersite.com/windows-8/th...hip-april-2015

Sounds like the Start button is coming back. And it will allow running Metro apps on the desktop.


How many deck chairs can they move by April 2015 ?

That's not a lot of time for those deck chairs.

Maybe if they put the deck chairs on casters, they could
move them around faster :-) "That will be $39.95 for
the deck chair rotation, please and thank you." :-)

I'm hoping maybe they'll improve the behavior of
the OS when it's under load. That's my hope.
I don't give a rats ass any more about that Start button.

Paul