whats windows working on after WIN 7

xirokx · 7 Oct 2009 at 03:42

Hey guys,

Just wondered if anyone knew what was coming towards us after windows 7?

Cheers

hyperst · 7 Oct 2009 at 04:37

im hoping they go for outright performance, never tried 7 yet as vista is doing me fine at the moment, but same here dont have a clue whats next after 7, which isnt released yet, talk about future planning

marley82 · 7 Oct 2009 at 04:57

Windows 8?

Pulse · 7 Oct 2009 at 05:05

Windows 2012?

Audigex · 7 Oct 2009 at 05:51

No doubt they'll come up with some new way of naming it - windows naming conventions never last more than a release or two.

1-3.11,
95/98,
2000
xp,
vista,
windows 7
Plus all the NT, server 2003 etc which match no better than the consumer versions

1-3.11 are linked, 95 and 98 are linked. I guess you could argue that ME and XP are linked, although XP doesn't stand for anything.

My guess is that we'll get "Windows FusionExplode XL+"

Hotwired · 7 Oct 2009 at 05:55

xirokx said:
Hey guys,

Just wondered if anyone knew what was coming towards us after windows 7?

Linux

Axil · 7 Oct 2009 at 07:42

windows 8 - looking like a progression of windows 7 with some bits that weren't ready for w7

paradigm · 7 Oct 2009 at 08:17

Audigex said:
although XP doesn't stand for anything.

Wrong, it stood for eXPerience.

Microsoft Press Release - Feb 05 2001 said:
REDMOND, Wash., Feb. 5, 2001 — Microsoft Corp. announced product names today for the upcoming new Microsoft® Windows® desktop operating system and Microsoft Office desktop applications suite. Windows (formerly code-named "Whistler" ) will become Windows XP, and Office (formerly code-named "Office 10" ) will become Office XP. The XP name is short for "experience," symbolizing the rich and extended user experiences Windows and Office can offer by embracing Web services that span a broad range of devices.

madindehead · 7 Oct 2009 at 08:28

They are working on Windows 8 now. And yeah, I think it's a Windows 7 progression, with extra features etc.

braveheart · 7 Oct 2009 at 10:19

MS team already start to development Windows 8 last April and may come out in 2012 or later so Windows 8 still name on it and maybe MS change new name or stick as Windows 8 - still too early to say as Windows 7 still not come out until 22nd October.

bledd · 7 Oct 2009 at 10:25

hyperst said:
im hoping they go for outright performance, never tried 7 yet as vista is doing me fine at the moment, but same here dont have a clue whats next after 7, which isnt released yet, talk about future planning

give 7 a go, it's a nice refresh of Vista

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/evalcenter/cc442495.aspx