A couple months back, I wrote about Microsoft's Windows 8 launch and what I hoped was the company's first step into the future. I also wondered whether Windows 8 wasn't akin to Vista. It appears that I wasn't entirely wrong. The scuttlebutt now is that Microsoft is working on a new Windows OS, codenamed Windows Blue, or Windows 9 Dev, which will be released at some point this year. It seems that this is the start of a series of upgrades, with releases scheduled every 12 months. Although information about Windows Blue has been minimal, a PCbeta user posted that the alpha version reached has build 9622 and that the kernel has reached version 6.3. That means the OS could have a new look while it keeps some elements of Windows 8. I’ve been a Windows user ever since 1999. I currently use Windows 7 Ultimate, which is more than enough for me. I've chosen not to upgrade to Windows 8 mainly because I find the interface to be ugly and its better speed doesn’t excite me that much. I can wait for the changes I want. Windows Blue will be the first Windows OS scheduled to upgrade often. In the long term, though, I'm not entirely comfortable with a major release coming on a yearly basis. Actually, I wonder if Microsoft's up to the challenge. Then again, it's good to see the company finally, fully make the leap into the 21st Century. Will Windows Blue Be Worth Waiting For?
A couple months back, I wrote about Microsoft's Windows 8 launch and what I hoped was the company's first step into the future. I also wondered whether Windows 8 wasn't akin to Vista. It appears that I wasn't entirely wrong. The scuttlebutt now is that Microsoft is working on a new Windows OS, codenamed Windows Blue, or Windows 9 Dev, which will be released at some point this year. It seems that this is the start of a series of upgrades, with releases scheduled every 12 months. Although information about Windows Blue has been minimal, a PCbeta user posted that the alpha version reached has build 9622 and that the kernel has reached version 6.3. That means the OS could have a new look while it keeps some elements of Windows 8. I’ve been a Windows user ever since 1999. I currently use Windows 7 Ultimate, which is more than enough for me. I've chosen not to upgrade to Windows 8 mainly because I find the interface to be ugly and its better speed doesn’t excite me that much. I can wait for the changes I want. Windows Blue will be the first Windows OS scheduled to upgrade often. In the long term, though, I'm not entirely comfortable with a major release coming on a yearly basis. Actually, I wonder if Microsoft's up to the challenge. Then again, it's good to see the company finally, fully make the leap into the 21st Century. 
