Windows 9 release Date?

The only real problem I saw with Vista on systems with appropriate hardware was that UAC was an attention-hog. But that was an annoyance rather than an actual problem. Thankfully the notifications were dialed back a bit in 7 & 8.

I completely agree on the odd numbered versions of Windows being much better.

My experience as a MS fan since Windows 3.1 was that XP was just * WOW *,

so intuitive, so generous, so customizable, I really loved using my PC.

Then came Vista as a big disappointment "you are not allowed to do this, you are not allowed to touch that". So unfriendly. I didn't feel welcome in my own space.

Windows 7 won me again, but not as strong as XP did.

Windows 8.1: I so regret having bought that expensive PC (I was saving money every month to treat myself on a very performing one with a huge monitor). Windows 8.1 was alas pre-installed.

Just writing down this sentence makes me feel sad, because I'm not using that PC. I hate it.

I hope Windows 9 will be highly customizable and very intuitive from the first detail to the last one. Especially the desktop and Explorer. 

Apps, drivers & upgrades should always have a standalone downloadable package too. 

MS should not remove options & utilities they gave in the past,

of course I expect them to offer improved old ones and cool new ones,

but they should still leave the past options & utilities available

for those who find out they prefer the previous ways. 

while working in a faster and easier way than each previous version.

Please Microsoft, make it up to me, win me back!

I don't want Mac.

I have a feeling your clients are going to get real tired of their computers being returned at the rapid rate they are because of 8.1 and McAfee being such ****. It seems MS only gets it right every other time; XP great, Vista ****, Win 7 great, Win 8 really stinky ****. What is it with those overpaid software engineers there anyway? Really guys, Win 8.1 and McAfee are single handedly going to kill the PC market if there isn't huge fix a lot sooner than "years away". Ask around the big box retailers. They'll tell you that anything running 8.1 is 10x more likely to be returned than Apple or Android OS. Next time get "real" people to do your beta testing.

Windows 9 is scheduled to be released in July of 2015.  Expect to see new ads, hype and demos at tech events starting as early as this Fall as Oracle and Apple always do. Exciting times, I hope to get developing with the beta version soon. 

Wil Ortiz | 7/1/2014

Network Systems Group - Network Support Specialist