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Rumor: Windows 9 Going RTM in Q4 2014

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September 17, 2014 1:05:25 PM

Windows 9 will likely go RTM before the end of the year.

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September 17, 2014 1:26:21 PM

I'll definitely be looking forward to trying this. I've been pleased with every version of Windows I've used. I liked 95, 98, XP, Vista, 7, and 8.

Yeah, I liked Vista and 8. Sue me.
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September 17, 2014 1:37:22 PM

i'm sure Microsoft spent more time on all the crapware leaching to the os then they did on the os itself like as we seen from everything above XP . they need to release a os that's just a os and let me decide if I want or need all the extra gimmickware bloating things up . a streamlined fast stable os is all we need not a bunch of crap to weed through to just get to the os
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September 17, 2014 1:43:32 PM

Hope Windows 9 is more stable than 8 and has better old software support like 7 does.

Better be free for my 8.1 pro laptop or else I will have to say screwed my M$ again just like that buggy thing called vista that SP1 nor SP2 could fix. Ran a non-public dev build of windows 7 just to not deal with vistas BS anymore. (I knew a guy, he is retired now.)

I hope they also shoot for a microkernel OS again, because I think that's really the next step to really make the OS it's self better.

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September 17, 2014 1:46:14 PM

Thanks, but no thanks.
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September 17, 2014 1:48:48 PM

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I'll definitely be looking forward to trying this. I've been pleased with every version of Windows I've used. I liked 95, 98, XP, Vista, 7, and 8.

Yeah, I liked Vista and 8. Sue me.

There is nothing wrong with you liking those.
The problem usually starts when Microsoft or other commenters try to tell me that I like it, or Microsoft acts as if I liked it.
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September 17, 2014 2:02:03 PM

Ignoring the business sector, stubbornness, wanting to be like apple, and wanting to be part of a stupid fad... was what brought Win8 down...

We shall see with 9....
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September 17, 2014 2:04:30 PM

and has better old software support like 7 does. ??????

this windows 7 don't support nothing like xp and vista did I got stuff that had no issues on xp and vista but to work with 7 it was a small hack jobs to do so
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September 17, 2014 2:18:42 PM

junkeymonkey said:
and has better old software support like 7 does. ??????

this windows 7 don't support nothing like xp and vista did I got stuff that had no issues on xp and vista but to work with 7 it was a small hack jobs to do so


XP yes and it was the best OS ever, vista maybe if it didn't blue screen so much even on SP2. Windows 7 is better than windows 8 at supporting older software by far and that was what I was commenting on.
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September 17, 2014 2:20:08 PM

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I'll definitely be looking forward to trying this. I've been pleased with every version of Windows I've used. I liked 95, 98, XP, Vista, 7, and 8.

Yeah, I liked Vista and 8. Sue me.

Don`t worry, i liked it also , i think Vista had the best visuals from all Windows releases, and i enjoy now how Win 8.1 works thou i would love to have WIn 8.1 with Vista`s visuals. Back in the day i had a pretty good computer to run Vista not like all those guys with 96 MB of Ram crying that Vista blows.
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September 17, 2014 2:27:09 PM

I guess its all so you need to buy new programs and not use old so the money keeps rolling in to them they remove certin core items to render older software useless I took parts of vista and xp and ''installed'' them into 7 where they were conveniently left out of 7 I just hate to think how many of my nice programs I would loose going to 8 or above .. its not like there free like with Linux
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September 17, 2014 2:28:48 PM

"i'm sure Microsoft spent more time on all the crapware leaching to the os then they did on the os itself like as we seen from everything above XP . they need to release a os that's just a os and let me decide if I want or need all the extra gimmickware bloating things up . a streamlined fast stable os is all we need not a bunch of crap to weed through to just get to the os"

The last two releases (7 and 8) have each consumed less resources than the former. MS has been on the "streamlining" bandwagon ever since OEMs started installing Vista on inadequate hardware and ruining their image.
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September 17, 2014 2:43:51 PM

consuming resources and functionality are not the same so it used slightly moer memory or cpu so what at least all my programs worked with it what good is the having the rest if you can use the program ?? maybe that's why it uses less cause the program don't work on it anymore
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September 17, 2014 2:48:43 PM

I'll be pissed if they upgrade my surface rt tablet and remove the desktop side. Pissed I tell you!
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September 17, 2014 3:23:16 PM

Honestly, the age spend more than $100USD for an OS should be a thing of past. Tell me why an OS worth $100+?
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September 17, 2014 3:24:23 PM

Technical Preview on 30 September and RTM by Christmas ?

Ahahaha. Good one.
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September 17, 2014 3:39:27 PM

Honestly, the age spend more than $100USD for an OS should be a thing of past. Tell me why an OS worth $100+?

don't Microsoft want to have you rent this os ?? seemed like they want a monthly fee to use it and not just buy it like before??

http://www.extremetech.com/computing/181419-extremetalk...

bad part is it may just be all cloud os and all your files will be as Microsoft puts it ''out there''
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September 17, 2014 3:46:06 PM

Why do people gripe about paying $100 to $200 every few years for a new OS? I mean, people upgrade their Video Cards every year to 3 years for a hell of a lot more. You still end up with out of date hardware that goes down the line to secondary computers to sitting on a shelf to getting recycled or trashed.

Change is good. Otherwise you'd still be on 3.11 or 95. For this being a Tech site showing the latest and greatest in hardware, people want to be crippled by OS's that should be revamped every now and then.

I've used and liked all OS's from MS since 3.1 days EXCEPT Windows ME. Bought EVERY one of them. Never Pirated a thing. I guess having a good paying job and education has its perks.
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September 17, 2014 4:04:20 PM

and fools and there money are soon parted too... I mean pay $200 for a os load it and be done with it or pay rent and something goes wrong in some way and you cant pay or your account gets screwed up or hacked or stolen where are you at then??

at least I got the hard copy on my hard drive and after I activate it I never have to deal with anyone forever if I so choose . right ?? all my stuff is on my drive not on there cloud server in a remote village in India or china .
you guys just don't get whats going on, think of the last cloud hack job with the nude photos now think that could be your files cause cloud is so great and we all want that bad... they done screwed you over good with pc games where you got to rely on something like steam where you rent the right to play at there terms cause with out them you got nothing for your money if they say your done so now Microsoft sees that you all go for that and now they want to cash in --- get your money give you nothing cause if you don't do things just there way your done and you loose it all so where's your investment then ?? its floating around on that cloud and if you don't pay you don't access , your stuff
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September 17, 2014 6:14:28 PM

"consuming resources and functionality are not the same so it used slightly moer memory or cpu so what at least all my programs worked with it what good is the having the rest if you can use the program ?? "

You asked about bloating; win 8/8.1 is many things, but you cannot call it bloatware unless you include the more resource-using 7 in that. If you want to attack Metro being forced on you, that's a usability issue.

As far as I'm concerned, once you get the 8.1 update that allows you to boot directly to the desktop, there absolutely nothing I can do on 7 than I cant do on 8.1.

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September 17, 2014 8:43:40 PM

Nothing wrong with Windows 7. Works perfect and is rock stable. Why in the world would I want to change it? It is all a scam. MS moves things around and calls it "new". Ever notice how you can switch from XP to Vista to Win 7 and all the same stuff is there just called a different name or has a different path?
If MS wanted to make a boatload of money they should re-release windows Xp and Windows 7 and call them "Classic" and offer full support for the next 10 years or so
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September 17, 2014 9:02:56 PM

Basicly what im doing is saying Screw you windows 8! screw you windows 9! ill keep my windows 7 until developers stop making games and software for it, which I don't see happening any time soon
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September 17, 2014 9:16:04 PM

Can't wait for 9.. I LOVE 8 but new software always makes me happy.. Keep moving forward!!! and for the haters.. if you like XP use it, if you like 7 use it.. but don't ask MS to hold me back because you are resistant to change. Personally I'd love to be able to pin Live tiles to my desktop and have a start menu.. best of both worlds.
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September 17, 2014 10:37:56 PM

I must've been one lucky SOB, to have Vista work just fine for me. I'd still prefer it to 8, and I hope 9 trumps 7 when released. otherwise, I'm going to upload 7 and say %#@ it!
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September 18, 2014 12:32:37 AM

I see every post having the slightest enthusiasm for a change in windows or mildly trying to defend it with good arguments get down voted by what i can only call narrow minded people...

Why do you need to pay 100$ for an OS ? Because behind that OS there are lots of people working to make it, lots of R&D to make your PC run everything and not be just an expensive door stop (be it with bugs as it is, there is no perfect OS, no, not even linux). You will gladly pay 60$ for a piece of crap game that you`ll finish in 6 hours but find it outrageous to pay 100$ for an OS that you`ll use for several years ???????

The logic in hating MS is astonishing ...
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September 18, 2014 12:44:06 AM

I hope the new apartment won't prevent me from using Windows update. I only use Windows because I have to for gaming but I sure as hell are not going to pay for the privilege.
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September 18, 2014 1:02:11 AM

qlum said:
I hope the new apartment won't prevent me from using Windows update. I only use Windows because I have to for gaming but I sure as hell are not going to pay for the privilege.


you only breath not to die .. otherwise you hate air ... so that`s why you`re not paying for it ... this is your logic.
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September 18, 2014 4:45:40 AM

Cheaper for users of win8.1 ok... but why not win8 upgrade path?
That is somewhat strange.
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September 18, 2014 6:14:53 AM

Hopefully what Win 8 should have been. Much like Win 7 from Vista.
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September 18, 2014 6:17:04 AM

You know, it's funny. Everyone keeps professing their love for XP, the "perfect OS" - I hated it. From day one. It was a crash-prone mess until SP2, and even then I tolerated it at best.

As soon as Vista came out I ran it on whatever I could, and when 7 came out I dropped XP from every machine I had it on, barring the ones that couldn't run it. I now run a mix of 7 and 8.1, and the only reason I don't have 8.1 on everything is that the UI is very "average user" unfriendly - the lady gets completely lost. Otherwise it is a lighter and more efficient OS in many ways.
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September 18, 2014 7:09:39 AM

Win 8.1 has so many features. Hmmm where to begin. Like say if you had an older version of nero (bought it in 2000)and it wont install on the os. So what do you do give an email to them and they suggest you try their new version available for dl. That sounds great. But the new vers isnt as fast as their older vers. Well you dont want to purchase it so your stuck.
But you format your system and try to get the trial again. Oopsir you now have realized you have already used their free 30 day trial. Good use of os registration to stop ppl from having access to software they already had, but force them to spend money in order to utilize it again..
Oh not to mention the lack of the ability to play dvd's unless you spend another $100. Or get vlc which opens up ports on your system for hackers to easily hop into your sys.
/me spits in M$ direction.
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September 18, 2014 7:11:20 AM

I happen to like W8/.1 and could care less about it being designed primarily for touch screens or tablets. It's smooth running, uses fewer resources, and hasn't caused me a single issue since installing it. I could care less about some damned start menu as others have fussed and whined about incessantly.

I can't say I'm all that excited for this update as I don't see it as necessary, but that's just my opinion.
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September 18, 2014 7:37:48 AM

I hope it's better than 8.
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September 18, 2014 9:12:51 AM

your computer must be extremely old or incurably shotty if windows 8 is not stable for you. sure i am not a big fan of windows 8 but it is not unstable by any means
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September 18, 2014 10:18:50 AM

ohim said:
qlum said:
I hope the new apartment won't prevent me from using Windows update. I only use Windows because I have to for gaming but I sure as hell are not going to pay for the privilege.


you only breath not to die .. otherwise you hate air ... so that`s why you`re not paying for it ... this is your logic.


No it is not. First of all its a really bad anology as air is free already and there is no real alternative to it. Now lets use a more accurate anology. To enter parties you need a handbag (windows) you could just buy that handbag and enter the party however you don't even like handbags, you prefer to wear a backpack. Backpacks (linux) are free and are generally more comfortable then hand bags. Now to enter parties you need that handbag however there are also fake handbags which are exactly the same only Chinese replica's those replica's are also free.

Would in this case taking the Replica be so bad? I'd argue not.

Counterfeit goods are a good anology to piracy as they are both breaching the copyright of the original and although conteirfeits are often of lesser quality and do cost money those are pretty much the only real differences between the two.
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September 18, 2014 10:26:12 AM

So Tom's is buying this crap enough to put this story up?So Microsoft is going to release a fully working OS to the press way before a public beta or even RTM?
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September 19, 2014 3:54:00 AM

qlum said:
ohim said:
qlum said:
I hope the new apartment won't prevent me from using Windows update. I only use Windows because I have to for gaming but I sure as hell are not going to pay for the privilege.


you only breath not to die .. otherwise you hate air ... so that`s why you`re not paying for it ... this is your logic.


No it is not. First of all its a really bad anology as air is free already and there is no real alternative to it. Now lets use a more accurate anology. To enter parties you need a handbag (windows) you could just buy that handbag and enter the party however you don't even like handbags, you prefer to wear a backpack. Backpacks (linux) are free and are generally more comfortable then hand bags. Now to enter parties you need that handbag however there are also fake handbags which are exactly the same only Chinese replica's those replica's are also free.

Would in this case taking the Replica be so bad? I'd argue not.

Counterfeit goods are a good anology to piracy as they are both breaching the copyright of the original and although conteirfeits are often of lesser quality and do cost money those are pretty much the only real differences between the two.

You use their product to play games, why do you find it ok to pay 60$ for 6 hours of gameplay but find it outrageous to pay for an OS ? It doesn`t matter that you don`t use the other parts of the OS.. you use it to game, some people put work into that to please everybody not only gamers.
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September 19, 2014 6:13:14 AM

4ktv said:
Hope Windows 9 is more stable than 8 and has better old software support like 7 does.

Better be free for my 8.1 pro laptop or else I will have to say screwed my M$ again just like that buggy thing called vista that SP1 nor SP2 could fix. Ran a non-public dev build of windows 7 just to not deal with vistas BS anymore. (I knew a guy, he is retired now.)

I hope they also shoot for a microkernel OS again, because I think that's really the next step to really make the OS it's self better.



I definitely hope W9 will be more stable, it was mostly the major updates that was unstable and took too much memory to download.

Dyseman said:
Why do people gripe about paying $100 to $200 every few years for a new OS? I mean, people upgrade their Video Cards every year to 3 years for a hell of a lot more. You still end up with out of date hardware that goes down the line to secondary computers to sitting on a shelf to getting recycled or trashed.

Change is good. Otherwise you'd still be on 3.11 or 95. For this being a Tech site showing the latest and greatest in hardware, people want to be crippled by OS's that should be revamped every now and then.

I've used and liked all OS's from MS since 3.1 days EXCEPT Windows ME. Bought EVERY one of them. Never Pirated a thing. I guess having a good paying job and education has its perks.


Are you saying the same people who upgrade their graphics card complain about buying a new OS every 3 to 4 years. I have several desktops laying around and i find it sad that only after 11 years those computers are now useless. If i had the knowledge i had about computers back then i wouldn't have gotten all those computers and would have figured out a way to prevented spending so much on new hardware. I don't bother spending money on a new OS every 3-4 years and that will never happen. Even back then i knew money would be phased out and XP has been the longest lasting OS and even people are still using it. Seems like to me that more and more people are trying to spend less. Change for the sake of change is just change.

Windows 3.1 and 95 were both OS's that played their part and those OS's could have easily been around longer but computers got better so when older computers ran into problems, people started buying new machines. Of course those who have money to burn on new $800 PCs every 3-4 years went out to buy the latest and greatest but the PCs built 3-4 years ago work just fine, i wouldn't spend that much money or much at all within 3-4 years. In fact i'm looking to only spend $500 every 20 years on computer upgrades if i can, so yeah there's people out there who don't want to spend money on a new OS every 3-4 years. Maybe they are using their money to invest in a new graphics card. I certainly would prefer doing that over needing a new OS every other year. If you want to blow your money on computer upgrades every other year or so, that's fine but not everyone wants to do that and they are willing to go to great lengths to avoid spending that money. It's not smart using XP now but well, they certainly didn't want XP to die so people are clinging onto it because it still works for them.

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Hopefully what Win 8 should have been. Much like Win 7 from Vista.


Exactly, i hope the videos on youtube are pretty accurate of what W9 will look like, at least we'll get an actual preview soon. Vista was just a bit sloppy though and rough around the edges, it really makes no sense why W8 was the way it was and MS should have known better to try to change something people have grown accustomed to.
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September 21, 2014 7:18:28 PM

ms dos to win. we loven IT. me was nice but little buggy. win 8 lovely no bugs here please.
even mac in bootcamp are fun. vmware mac. hmmmm
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