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Windows 9 will likely be the last chance for Microsoft to get on track with salvaging what it can of the desktop and laptop future, and making serious inroads into mobile. If it gets Windows 9 wrong, there little chance that Microsoft will return to its glory days.
History from the Beginning
Windows 98 was a success.Windows Millenium Edition (Me) was a failure.
Windows XP was a success.Windows Vista was a failure.
Windows 7 was a success.
Windows 8 was a failure.
Windows 9 ... ?
Some Clean Discussion
With Windows 8 and now Windows 8.1, Microsoft tried - not entirely successfully - to make tablets part of a continuum that goes from number-crunching workstations and high-end gaming rigs through all-in-one touchscreen media systems and thin-and light notebooks down to slender touch tablets.
Windows 9 will likely be the last chance for Microsoft to get on track with salvaging what it can of the desktop and laptop future, and making serious inroads into mobile. If it gets Windows 9 wrong, there little chance that Microsoft will return to its glory days.
Even though development of Windows 9 is well under way, for better or worse Nadella will be judged by it. If it's a great operating system, he'll cement his power at Microsoft for years to come. But if it falters, he might not be able to survive long after it, given the dire straits the company would be in.
History from the Beginning
Windows 98 was a success.Windows Millenium Edition (Me) was a failure.
Windows XP was a success.Windows Vista was a failure.
Windows 7 was a success.
Windows 8 was a failure.
Windows 9 ... ?
Some Clean Discussion
The list, which included ideas such as gesture controls, led to a flurry of comments, with readers debating about what else Microsoft needs to do to ensure the Windows 8 debacle is not repeated.
Microsoft also received a minor blow when the government said it was going to try and get as many public service bodies as possible to give up on expensive third-party software such as Office and instead use open source or free tools.
Windows 9 to be smaller, with more apps
In the last Microsoft earnings call CFO Peter Klein made it clear that Microsoft has got the message that Windows 8 tablets need to be cheaper; "we know that our growth depends on our ability to give customers the exciting hardware they want, at the price-points they demand."
Releasing News Update
Now tell us from WinSuperSite that version, codenamed "Threshold" hit the market in April 2015 .
That version would be preceded by upgrading to Windows 8.1 in 2014, first with a sort of called Update Service Pack 1 (or GDR1). According to sources close to the company cited by WinSuperSite sources, we will have many more data on Windows 9 in the event BUILD 2014 to be held during the month of April. seems that there will be preliminary version of Windows 9 "Threshold" for developers in that fair, and that apparently will not even be mature enough to yield it to this community.
Probability :Windows 9 Supported Phone Launched
Windows Phone enterprise pack. Remember the promised Windows Phone 8 enterprise pack? It's still coming. It may simply be part of Windows Phone 8.1, that's unclear.
New hardware support. Windows Phone 8.x will support Snapdragon 200 and 400 series chipsets.
Cellular support. Windows Phone will now support all major cellular technologies, including LTE (TDD/FDD), HSPA+, EVDO and TD-SCMA.
Soft buttons are real. You may have seen rumors about software versions ("soft keys") of the Back, Start and Search hardware buttons. That's coming, and it's up to the hardware makers to choose which they prefer to use in their own devices.
Dual SIMs. Hardware makers will be able to ship Windows Phone handsets with dual SIM capabilities.
Facebook Messenger app. Windows Phone will support Facebook Messenger.
More apps. There are now over 245,000 apps in the Windows Phone Store.
Windows Hardware Partner Portal. A new portal will help Microsoft's partners get direct access to the tools and content they need to build and market their Windows Phone devices efficiently and cost-effectively.
