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France President Alain Crozier accidentally revealed that Windows 9 will be launched next week. The software giant is now trying to cover that up a bit by clarifying that Crozier was referencing to next week's event that will show the future of Windows and that there is no such thing as Windows 9, of course.
lain Crozier, the President of Microsoft France, today became the first executive in the company to use the term "Windows 9" publicly to describe the next version of Windows.
Crozier made the statement as part of a company press event today that was live-streamed and is now available to watch on the Microsoft France website. During his presentation, he said, "Last year we had Windows 8. In the next few minutes, the next few days, we'll be releasing Windows 9." Crozier is likely referring to the press event scheduled to be held September 30, a week from today, in San Francisco, where the company is supposed to offer the first details on the next version of Windows and how it will help its enterprise customers.
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#4923089 Posted on: 09/26/2014 03:03 PM
Everytime it always turns into a Windows 8/8.1 vs windows 7 B/S. We are talkiing about the new Windows OS. Who gives a s**t about the other OS because nearly everyone will upgrade to the new system. I for one want to know more about windows 9, but everytime i have to look through pointless crap about Windows 7/8/8.1.
Everytime it always turns into a Windows 8/8.1 vs windows 7 B/S. We are talkiing about the new Windows OS. Who gives a s**t about the other OS because nearly everyone will upgrade to the new system. I for one want to know more about windows 9, but everytime i have to look through pointless crap about Windows 7/8/8.1.
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#4923093 Posted on: 09/26/2014 03:10 PM
Windows Vista was a perfectly fine OS that dumb people couldn't figure out?
That was nice...
Vista was meh on launch, granted. But MS were quick to fix the mem usage and other annoyances such as an over protective (but under appreciated) UAC.
I changed to Win 7 from Vista when windows 8 had already been a while and only because I got cheap from a fellow guru. I felt that Windows 7 was what should of been a final service pack to Vista and imo, all I got from 7 (and was well aware of it in advance) was the ability to snap windows about on the desktop and a fancy Taskbar, basically a Windows 7 exclusive Theme.
I kept Vista installed on one of my 3 HDDs (still have) as some games at the time, ran faster in Vista than they did in 7 (FC2 for eg). Im not oblivious to the under the hood changes of 7, but again, should of been a Vista service pack or a free upgrade at most.
The transition to 8.1 from 7 however, is such that I don't feel the need to ever go back to or want to go back to using windows 7 again. 8.1 is just so sharp and clean. The boring bubble gum type UI of 7/Vista (and bloated Aero) has finally been dropped and the OS is just so snappy and efficient in every way.
8.1 with all its under the hood updates and more apparent ones, just feel so much more of an upgrade compared to Vista to 7.
Everytime it always turns into a Windows 8/8.1 vs windows 7 B/S. We are talkiing about the new Windows OS. Who gives a s**t about the other OS because nearly everyone will upgrade to the new system. I for one want to know more about windows 9, but everytime i have to look through pointless crap about Windows 7/8/8.1.
Fair enough comment, but my point is that people see something different and put their feet in cement simply because someone else said that the new design or this and that is just plain terrible... and they follow it along like sheep.
Its a shame MS give way to the whiners, as they're the customers that, while they maybe buying MS products, are also holding back progress.
None of the changes MS has made other than the tiles is worth the whining and boycotting that 8 has received.
If gamers only took the same level of stance that they apply to MS and a small change to UI (that can be changed with a couple of clicks), and used it against publishers and developers for all the useless port jobs and ridiculous dlc scamming, then maybe we'd have some proper pc games and not just handme downs from the consoles.
Windows Vista was a perfectly fine OS that dumb people couldn't figure out?
That was nice...
Vista was meh on launch, granted. But MS were quick to fix the mem usage and other annoyances such as an over protective (but under appreciated) UAC.
I changed to Win 7 from Vista when windows 8 had already been a while and only because I got cheap from a fellow guru. I felt that Windows 7 was what should of been a final service pack to Vista and imo, all I got from 7 (and was well aware of it in advance) was the ability to snap windows about on the desktop and a fancy Taskbar, basically a Windows 7 exclusive Theme.
I kept Vista installed on one of my 3 HDDs (still have) as some games at the time, ran faster in Vista than they did in 7 (FC2 for eg). Im not oblivious to the under the hood changes of 7, but again, should of been a Vista service pack or a free upgrade at most.
The transition to 8.1 from 7 however, is such that I don't feel the need to ever go back to or want to go back to using windows 7 again. 8.1 is just so sharp and clean. The boring bubble gum type UI of 7/Vista (and bloated Aero) has finally been dropped and the OS is just so snappy and efficient in every way.
8.1 with all its under the hood updates and more apparent ones, just feel so much more of an upgrade compared to Vista to 7.
Everytime it always turns into a Windows 8/8.1 vs windows 7 B/S. We are talkiing about the new Windows OS. Who gives a s**t about the other OS because nearly everyone will upgrade to the new system. I for one want to know more about windows 9, but everytime i have to look through pointless crap about Windows 7/8/8.1.
Fair enough comment, but my point is that people see something different and put their feet in cement simply because someone else said that the new design or this and that is just plain terrible... and they follow it along like sheep.
Its a shame MS give way to the whiners, as they're the customers that, while they maybe buying MS products, are also holding back progress.
None of the changes MS has made other than the tiles is worth the whining and boycotting that 8 has received.
If gamers only took the same level of stance that they apply to MS and a small change to UI (that can be changed with a couple of clicks), and used it against publishers and developers for all the useless port jobs and ridiculous dlc scamming, then maybe we'd have some proper pc games and not just handme downs from the consoles.
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#4923099 Posted on: 09/26/2014 03:19 PM
Yup and its really nice on a 30" 1600p monitor. Like I've said, not bad smaller touchscreen devices or monitors but unusably overwhelming on high rez large displays.
Metro, what metro. Its exactly like 7, but with a full screen start menu and the apps can be completely removed.
Yup and its really nice on a 30" 1600p monitor. Like I've said, not bad smaller touchscreen devices or monitors but unusably overwhelming on high rez large displays.
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#4923101 Posted on: 09/26/2014 03:20 PM
nvm.
Yup and its really nice on a 30" 1600p monitor. Like I've said, not bad smaller touchscreen devices or monitors but unusably overwhelming on high rez large displays.
nvm.
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Windows Vista was a perfectly fine OS that dumb people couldn't figure out?
That was nice...