Windows 8 by 2012 as Shown on Microsoft Slide

lol who actually thinks the worlds is coming to an end at 2012...seriosuly

Well, now we know how the world will end. Lol!

I always thought Apple would be the ones responsible for the end of the world.

^^^^^ yeah, the competition will be so fierce that mac will just bribe the governments with free itunes music and get nukes

windows 7 will be abandoned right as I install it, lol

Hey if you think the world will end I'll buy all your stuff for a dollar since you'll be dead anyway and you won't need it right?

So, a few months after Mr Ballmer says in an interview that they are looking at a 3 ywar period between windows 7 and 8, it appears on a slide, shockingly, scheduled for 2012, 3 years after the windows 7 release... sooo... no plans have changed, all is carrying on as we've been told... what's next? "Today we learnt that water is still wet, ice cream melts whilst you eat try and eat it, and that Adam Sandler is still annoying as hell." y Msftkitchen could have saved a lot of bother by, you know, just looking at the same news as we all do.

Read the first commentators article. This is a server edition not a desktop edition. Considering the last server edition was released in 2008 and they release a new one every 3-4 years this is right on par with the Standard Microsoft release schedule.

i was sticking with my XP SP3 till next year sometime.Sounds like it might not be worth loading up win 7 and seeing it works with all the software i use.by the time that is running and running for not a long time this new windows will just come right out.

Code name Maya, the last version of windows you will need.

Yeah, I've been hearing about Win 8 for a few weeks too. You see, it was, "My idea."

So will DirectX 12 only run on Windows 8????

Time to think about the next gen of OS!

Even Microsoft is ready to die when the time comes! But die with lots and LOTS of money! =D


But seriously... just because the planets align with the Milky way does not mean we die.

im glad to see microsoft taking the initiative in progressing and bettering their product

That release timing is great for me, Summer 08 built Vista PC, Summer 2010 Windows 7 PC, Summer 2012 Windows 8 PC... nice.

I wonder what Apple will be releasing around that time, will Steve Jobs be gone and OSX available for all x86 based hardware...

Personally this makes me nervous about using Windows 7 in Corporate.
Windows 8 by names convention means new product no an update.
Making windows 7 to 8 the equivilent of jumping from

Windows 98 to NT5.0 (windows 2000/XP)
Windows NT 4.0 to NT 5.0 (windows 2000/XP)
Windows 5.0 to NT 6.0 (Windows Vista NT 6.1/7.0 Windows 7)

These were all nightmarish upgrades lost compatibility and software, will NT 8.0 have the same consequences?
Windows NT 7.0 (Windows 7 is NT 6.1 updated Vista called 7.0 for the hell of it) -> NT 8.0 (Windows 8)

This isn't surprising, seeing how Windows 7 is basically the working version of Windows 6.

Wonder if businesses are going to be liking updating their OS ever couple years. Seems like a pain in the ass if you ask me.

Lame I think they should leave a 5 year gap minimum inbetween OS releases.

Doesn't surprise me. One reason I held off Windows 7, because I knew they'd release another one in a couple years, and unlike most people who complain, Vista works fine for me.

They did say they wanted to get back on a schedule of a new release every 3 years. 2012 is right on the mark as far as that goes.

Am I the only one to see no Vista on the roadmap. Wasn't it released in the last four years? So that means Win 7 is a release update of????

XP will prob still be on half the machines

Marcus, you need to edit this:
"As can be seen in the slide below, listed under "~2010" is "Major Release" for "Code Name 'Windows 8'"."

Its 2012. not 2010. Unless Im getting something wrong here.

" As can be seen in the slide below, listed under "~2010" is "Major Release" for "Code Name 'Windows 8'". "

it is 2012 not 2010.