Roadmap May Reveal Windows 8 Date

[karachidude]

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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[DKT27]

Well it seems unlikely to me but we can never say. I don't see any major problem in Windows 7 as far as user reviews are concerned. Now it all depends on the other OSs has to offer. Like Google Chrome OS, it will release in mid 2010, that is said to be initially targeted at netbooks. If it works great then MS will have to make early plans for the new OS. ;)

[JessicaLeigh]

I never saw anything wrong with Vista; it's a very likeable OS for a home computer environment. I think that Vista was misrepresented because Microsoft was intending it to be used as an end-all, be-all replacement for XP, and lets face it; there's no way that could happen. I like Vista, and my kids use it on their systems, and are happy with it.