Microsoft offers first look at new Windows - and gives it a name

Reuters ^ | Fri Sep 26, 2014 7:07am EDT | Bill Rigby

[WhiskeyX]

(Reuters) - Microsoft Corp will unveil a new name for its best-known product on Tuesday when it offers the first official glimpse of its latest Windows operating system.

The project, known for the past few years as "Threshold" inside the software company and "Windows 9" outside it, will likely get an entirely new brand, or just be called Windows, analysts said, ahead of its full release early next year.

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“Windows Blue Screen”

[ShadowAce]

[kevkrom]

Windows 9 NSA Edition

[dennisw]

Call it Kung Fu Fighting

[McGruff]

The switch also represents a desire to erase the ill will generated by Windows 8, an ambitious attempt to redesign Windows with tablet users in mind, which ended up annoying and confusing the core market of customers who use mice and keyboards.

You ain't lyin.

[PastorBooks]

Meet the New Boss

Same as Old Boss

[Lockbox]

New name..... WTF. After all we already use that term everyday with windows so why not make it official.

[FR_addict]

I just hope you can upgrade from Windows 8 as soon as possible. It’s got to be better.

[Enlightened1]

LOL!

[YankeeReb]

New name..... WTF. After all we already use that term everyday with windows so why not make it official.

Just like government progressives, Bill Gates thinks that if you give a turd a new name and some bells and whistles people won't realize it's still a turd.

My next computer is a Mac, and I'll bite the bullet and pay the additional cost.

[BBB333]

Windows 8 was sooo egregious to me that I bought a Mac and now run Windows 7 inside it.

When Windows 8 came out NO windows 7 computers were available - Microsoft changed that policy and there are plenty of Windows 7 computers available.

I needed a new computer during the Windows 7 blackout period and Apple got my business. Sure, I bought a full version Of Windows 7 so Microsoft did make money from me, but Windows 8 is frickin’ awful.

My computer clients who have Windows 8.0 run Classic Shell to emulate previous versions of Windows. it’s pretty good.
One client NEEDS IE 11 (only available on Windows 8.1 and Windows 7) and her machine refuses to update to 8.1 so she’s miffed.

Her friend, another client, just ditched her 2nd windows 8 computer for a MacBook Air, I enjoyed setting it up and delivering it to her. She’s happy and my other client is a bit jealous...

[Maceman]

“Windows Blue Screen”

You must be a Mac user. I haven't seen a blue screen ever with XP or Windows 7.

[gunsequalfreedom]

“Windows Blue Screen”<

It has been a long, long time since that was a problem.

[captain_dave]

I run Ubuntu Linux and loaded Windows as a virtual machine. Now Windows runs faster than it did natively, that is, on the rare occasions I need to run Windows (only for iTunes). Cost of Linux: zero. Failures: zero.

[oh8eleven]

My next computer is a Mac ...
Because a quick Google search shows they never have problems:

• 20 common Mac OS X problems solved
• Isolating issues in Mac OS X
• Solutions for troubleshooting installation, startup, and login ...
• Apple issues fix for major security flaw on OS X
• OS X 10.9.2 arrives to fix SSL vulnerability, Mail problems ...

Oh, and don't forget to store all your personal info on that iCloud thingy ... "Apple Reportedly Aware of iCloud Flaw Six Months Before Hacking of Celebrity Accounts"

[MrB]

Yeah, everybody’s doing it.

[556x45]

‘...and gives it a name.

POS?

[Blueflag]

Just happily threw away my wife’s old Gateway laptop and replaced it with an iMAC.

She loves it, and I am not her daily Tier 1 support any longer.

It. Just. Works.

[Tucker39]

Good one.
How better to describe it?