18 November 2014

Goodbye windows 8 and welcome windows 9

Windows 9 is the speculated product name for the next major Operating System from Microsoft. If confirmed, the name would be a continuation of the numeric names given to the various versions of Windows since the very beginning.

Changes Windows 9 is going to bring

THE BLENDING OF THE DESKTOP AND THE MODERN UI

Apparently, Microsoft are planning to further merge the Desktop and Modern UI. Simply put, Microsoft will allow Modern UI apps to run in the desktop, in windowed mode, and have Modern UI apps pinned to the Start Menu instead of a Start Screen.

Some of this work has begun with Windows 8.1 and may continue with subsequent updates before Windows 9.

A NEW/REFINED START BUTTON

The controversy over the disappearance of the start button was a big part of the furor and uproar over Windows 8. There is speculation that Microsoft will bring it back in the desktop versions of Windows 9, more refined and better.

The problem is that quantifiable measures like reduced DSO, reduced inventory holding and better achievement of settlement discounts are not always to be found. It largely depends on the efficiency of your existing business processes.

RADICALLY REDESIGNED UI

Windows 9 is the gentle unwinding of Windows 8, emphasis on the word gentle. Microsoft will be looking to do very little harm with this upgrade. There will be subtle changes but nothing aggressive.

DEEPER INTEGRATION WITH BING

Microsoft continues to go all in with Bing and I think Windows 9 will be no exception. There will be many opportunities in the next version of Windows for Microsoft to integrate search into the Operating System.

DEEPER INTEGRATION WITH AZURE FOR CLOUD STORAGE

Microsoft will continue the push to leverage Azure for cloud storage. Microsoft may actually integrate parts of the Operating System into the cloud for document/file storage.

IMPROVED POWER MANAGEMENT

This is expected. Microsoft has done a great job with Windows 8 and Windows 8.1 with power management. Expect Microsoft to make the OS even more efficient in the next version of Windows.


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