More info and screenshots on Blue http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2013/03/windows-blue-leaks-more-metro-more-multitasking/
Windows Blue to Feature a New Start Screen, IE11 -Leaked Screenshot Gallery
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IE11 changing its user agent string... how curious.
Anyhow, I'm not sold on how the multiple window handling works. Who wants three or four thin snap view columns? Not that it males a big difference.
It almost makes me want to suggest a stacked view, a bit like how the old Xbox blade UI used to work.
Anyhow, I'm not sold on how the multiple window handling works. Who wants three or four thin snap view columns? Not that it males a big difference.
It almost makes me want to suggest a stacked view, a bit like how the old Xbox blade UI used to work.
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Is Windows Blue not codename for a service pack type update?
Blue is the code name. It remains to be seen what the final branding is, but I doubt it will be called Blue.
It wouldn't surprise me if they "relaunched" Windows 8 if they ship it alongside some new Surface hardware around Q3. The app store has come on leaps and bounds since October, so while it may still be in "third place" it looks way healthier than it did a few months ago. Added to some better (or in some cases, actual) hardware in the shops it might not be a bad idea to focus their efforts between the back to school and Christmas period.
It wouldn't surprise me if they "relaunched" Windows 8 if they ship it alongside some new Surface hardware around Q3. The app store has come on leaps and bounds since October, so while it may still be in "third place" it looks way healthier than it did a few months ago. Added to some better (or in some cases, actual) hardware in the shops it might not be a bad idea to focus their efforts between the back to school and Christmas period.
I'm guessing that the days of service packs might be behind us from Microsoft and Windows Blue is going to be the first of many incremetal updates for Windows 8.
