Could Windows 9 Come This Year?
Windows leaker WZOR believes Windows 9 will arrive later this year.
Will Microsoft release Windows 9 in October, following the path it's taken with the release of Windows 7 and Windows 8? That seems to be the case thanks to insider information provided by Windows leaker WZOR who claims that Microsoft will release Windows 9 this fall.
That goes against everything we've heard about the Windows release schedule thus far. According to previous reports, Windows 8.1 will get an update, called GDR1, which will launch alongside Windows Phone 8.1 and the Surface Mini tablet this Spring during Microsoft's BUILD conference.
Sources claim that Microsoft will talk more about Windows 9 during that conference. Windows 9 was originally expected to be part of the "Threshold" release in Spring 2015 along with Windows Phone 9 and a new update for Xbox One that will connect it even more to the two other operating systems. By then, Windows RT is expected to be merged with Windows Phone.
Sources have also claimed that Microsoft is trying to distance itself from Windows 8 much like it has done with Windows RT (notice Surface 2 doesn't sport the RT name). If that is indeed the case, Microsoft could very well be shooting for an October release, and will launch Windows 9.1 during Spring 2015 instead.
So what's in store for the Windows 8.1 GDR1 update in mere months? That's unknown for now save for insider reports of performance and feature improvements. There seems to be no additional details regarding a possible October launch for Windows 9 either, but it certainly isn't out of the question. That said, take all of this with a grain of salt, as it's speculation and rumor until Microsoft takes the stage at BUILD 2014 this April.
2013: Windows 8.1 (as SP update)
2014: Windows 8.1 GDR1 (as SP to a SP)
2014: Windows 92015: Windows 9.1 (in April o_O)
Yeah, because that would make sense.
IMHO, Its way too soon to be dropping another god damn major release. They need to try and show some good will and humility towards everyone they angered and alienated with Windows 8, but if they go about making people pay for that, its only going to piss them off even more...
I dont actually know what happens if the live ID servers are down, or your internet goes off. Can you still log in with out resorting to creating a backup local account ?
If this is just another minor upgrade like 8.1 was, then I can't see any reason why they would call it 9 other than to keep it from being associated with 8. Also, what about all those people who just bought HP computers with Windows 7 on them. That's right, HP just announced that PCs ordered on their website are now shipping with 7 by default again due to "popular demand."
I would rather not use a password protect...can you get around it?
Windows 9 + Windows 7-like environment for my laptop / desktop.
Windows 9 + Windows 8-like environment for a 2nd generation Windows Tablet using Intel's Cherry Trail / Willow Trail generation Atom CPU.