Windows 9
It's fair to say that Windows 8 has been a universal success. In many ways , Windows 8's attempt to stitch together desktop and mobile has been a way to encourage new users. As the longer life of existing PCs and laptops combines with the growth of smartphones and tablets to continually slow PC sales, Window 8 has come to be seen as a dud. This means two things: expect a new and improved Windows in the fastest possible time, called 'Windows 9'. It's unlikely there will be a Windows 8.2 or any other version.
Windows 9 release date
We expect Windows 9 to launch in PCs, laptops, tablets and phones that you can buy in the spring of 2015. Although it is possible Windows 9 will launch earlier, possibly as early as Christmas 2014. The smart money is on an April 2015 launch, with a possible Christmas 2014 launch to consumers only if everything goes to plan. (Everything never goes to plan with a new Windows launch.)
Expect Microsoft to unveil its vision for Windows 9 at the Build 2014 developer conference in April 2014, with a release planned for a year later. Microsoft partners will be getting a pre-beta version of Windows Developer Preview 9 soon, we understand. Thus those partners will have seen the earliest version of Windows 9 before the Build conference this April.
We expect to see a single beta of Windows 9, which will likely appear in the summer of 2014. If everything goes perfectly it is possible that Microsoft will release a Release Candidate version at the end of August or the beginning of September 2014. That date could easily slip.
Windows 9 release date
We expect Windows 9 to launch in PCs, laptops, tablets and phones that you can buy in the spring of 2015. Although it is possible Windows 9 will launch earlier, possibly as early as Christmas 2014. The smart money is on an April 2015 launch, with a possible Christmas 2014 launch to consumers only if everything goes to plan. (Everything never goes to plan with a new Windows launch.)
Expect Microsoft to unveil its vision for Windows 9 at the Build 2014 developer conference in April 2014, with a release planned for a year later. Microsoft partners will be getting a pre-beta version of Windows Developer Preview 9 soon, we understand. Thus those partners will have seen the earliest version of Windows 9 before the Build conference this April.
We expect to see a single beta of Windows 9, which will likely appear in the summer of 2014. If everything goes perfectly it is possible that Microsoft will release a Release Candidate version at the end of August or the beginning of September 2014. That date could easily slip.
There's no word on what Windows 9 will cost, but we can make an educated guess.
How to price Windows 9? This is the classic innovator's dilemma: Microsoft has existing products that make it a lot of money, but is building new and better products for which it cannot charge as much. The market has changed. Apple gives away the most recent version of OS X for free, and PC- and laptop makers are feeling the pinch as smartphones and tablets eat into their markets.
So how much will Windows 9 cost?
I wouldn't be surprised if it was free to consumers, although not to all who purchase licences to put on PCs and laptops they sell.
Even if customers have to pay to upgrade to Windows 9 they won't have to pay much. Just a few pounds or counts.
SOURCE - INTERNET
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