Microsoft: Windows 8 Is 2 Years Away

In a blog post on its Dutch website, Microsoft said that the next version of Windows, Windows 8, is in the works, but that the new operating system will not hit the market for about two years.

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Its nice that they're making another one of those OS and looking forward to some extra and better features than that of win7

 

In the meantime, corporations are showing little interest in Windows7 while eyeing Apple's iPad instead.

Talking about Windows8 being under way is rather silly. In any corporate environment, the next generation is started on as soon as the current is finished. This blog post is only stating the obvious.

 

At this August, I heard that Windows 8 is going to released in this year. But now is two years later. Which source is true?

 

It took Microsoft almost 3 years to get Windows 7 out after Vista but you thought they could get Win8 out in less than a year?

 

Wow Thats Great.

 

most companies i know of are still using xp and vista with no plans of moving to windows 7

 

Vista is crap, XP was good and Windows 7 is good. W7 is like a fixed Vista; looks good, nice features and isn't bloated.

 

windows 7 is really great i like it, waiting for windows 8 , i am sure it will be amazing with best of the best features

 

I still use XP with no hurry to upgrade to 7! How can Microsoft foresee what its market needs in windows 8 in the next 2 years? Like said above, Apple with their marketing tricks and always witha card up their sleeves is going to take over most of the pot in the OS marketplace!

 

Why windows would reveal it's next OS before win7 got popular is beyond me.

 

windows 7 is great and really like it but software compatibility is a problem to this...!!

 

Microsoft never said that they are going to release Windows 8 this year. At time when Windows 7 is selling one copy every seven seconds I don't think Microsoft will even think about releasing Windows 8. It will take some time to develop Win 8 as Microsoft do not want to take any risk especially after Vista.

 

yes maxgates i agree with you ....

 

Companies like Microsoft gets a fair bit of idea about the consumers need. Apart from vista Microsoft has done fairly good job in OS.

As far Apple taking over OS market, they could not dent Microsoft's share much when people rejected Vista. Now when most of the people are extremely satisfied with Windows 7, its very difficult of Apple to take over OS market. Microsoft will rule PCs where Apple is going to rule tablets and smartphone area.

Besides huge problem for Apple to conquer OS market in PC is that it has failed to impress big markets like India and China. So far Mac, iPhone and iPad all three have failed in India which is the second fastest growing economy in the world.

 

Interest is shifting from desktop PCs and notebooks to mobile devices like iPads and smartphones. This is how Apple will overtake Microsoft in the consumer market but even corporations have taken an interest in iPads to replace notebooks for their mobile executives and salesmen.

 

I agree with your opinion.
Microsoft has really failed in India and China.
They are really the biggest market in the world.
Microsoft should take concrete steps to deliver their operating system @ $10

 

Windows 7 is clearly selling well, so Microsoft will not want to release the next version in a hurry. But I do wish they would at least release a beta version in the coming year, and not in 2012!

 

Actually the situation is not as bad, because nowadays more and more laptops are buying laptops in India, which come pre-loaded with original Windows. So its only getting better for Microsoft there. Piracy here is usually done by individuals who assemble a desktop. In companies and offices, priacy is nearly non-existent.

 

First of all I was talking about Apple. Microsoft is well placed in India and China, they had huge problems 2-3 years back due to piracy but things have changed. Secondly, $10 OS, are you kidding me.

I think Apple could face severe problems if it fails to make progress in India and China. In 5-7 years PC requirement in India will reach around the same level in United States and China is the second largest economy. Apple can't afford to lose these markets.

Apple is doing well in United States but lately it has suffered setbacks outside US. For example in US Android can't match the sales of iOS but in Europe is beating iPhone sales easily. In Asia Android is leading and in India marketshare of iPhone is almost zero where Android is leading.

Similar is the situation in PCs. Mac is giving competition to Windows in USA but in Asia, South America, Windows is clear winner.