Roadmap May Reveal Windows 8 Date
Will Microsoft release Windows 8 in 2012?
With Windows 7 poised like a racehorse huffing at the start gate, it's hard to imagine plans for the next version. However, if a leaked roadmap from the Italian Microsoft subsidiary is correct, consumers may see Windows 8 sometimes around 2012. Granted it's easy to doctor a roadmap image using Photoshop and whatnot, a new OS three years from now certainly isn't unlikely.
This blog points out the tilda next to the date, indicating that Microsoft isn't exactly locked on a 2012 deadline, giving the company some breathing room. "That tilda keeps things nice 'n loose for Microsoft's public deadline, but if Windows 7's development is exemplary of how future versions of Windows are to be developed, (2nd half of) 2012 could be considered a worst-case scenario for the delivery of Windows 8 Server," the blog reads.
As pointed out by PC Games Hardware, Microsoft's chief of development Steven Sinofsky introduced a method of planning conservative release dates with Windows 7 to prevent another Windows Vista scenario. With that said, Microsoft may internally target an earlier release date with Windows 8.
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Oh, come on.
Nice to hear Microsoft isn't going to make another 6 year gap between OSes.
Thats great for free software. but I don't think people want to fork out 100s every few years for the the same thing.
Not unless they drastically alter their pricing model to reflect more frequent releases. Of course most people aren't going to upgrade to each new version anyway, and just use whatever comes with their PC; businesses will most likely stick with the same OS for decades at a time and skip the versions in between.
Microsoft has had a long standing policy of a new OS every 2 years.
Win 3.1 for workgroups - Win95 - 98 - ME - 2000. All around ( really loosely) 2 years apart.
Then came XP - and that was when they fell off the wagon.
I will not be surprised to see them get back to their schedule, if Win7 does ok. If Win7 is of any value, invest in Micro$oft.