Windows 9 release Date?

Windows 8 is fine with many people, it came with their computers.

Also, Windows 8 is NOT fine with many people [including me], some of whom removed Windows 8 from their computer and installed Windows 7.  It is more likely this latter group is looking forward to determine if Windows 9 will be a PC centric, friendly, capable, and desirable OS.

A good way to determine that will be to read the reports by people playing with the preview when it comes out in a few weeks.

Or if you're technically-minded, you could install the preview in a virtual machine or on a spare computer if you have one and try it for yourself. I plan on running 9 in a virtual machine to try out. I want to make sure it keeps the features I like from 8 and doesn't regress too far. That's the best way to determine if 9 will be to your liking. Don't take the word of anyone else- make your own decision.

I'm hoping 9 is "a PC centric, friendly, capable, and desirable OS" but I think 8 already fits that bill perfectly. Its the best Windows since 3.x IMO! I just want a refinement of the mix we have now, and options to adjust it to more desktop  - or more Modern

• as the user prefers.

On Wed, 24 Sep 2014 18:50:55 +0000, Dan484 wrote:

Windows 8 is fine with many people, it came with their computers.

It did not come with my computer. I upgraded from Windows 7. And
before Windows 7, I ran almost every version of Windows starting with
Windows 2.0.

Also, Windows 8 is NOT fine with many people [including me], some of whom removed Windows 8 from their computer and installed Windows 7. 

I don't know about you, but many of the people who removed Windows 8
from their computer and installed Windows 7 did so because they didn't
understand the choices in Windows 8 (see below) that Microsoft didn't
make clear.

It is more likely this latter group is looking forward to determine if Windows 9 will be a PC centric, friendly, capable, and desirable OS.

Let me point out something that you perhaps don't realize: Windows 8
has two interfaces; the Modern/Metro Interface (which may be all
you've looked at) and the traditional Desktop Interface. You can use
either one or both. That traditional  Desktop Interface is almost
identical to Windows 7's interface; the biggest difference is that
there is no Start Orb to click to bring up the Start menu.
But note that you can get the Start Orb back by using one of several
third-party programs, either free or very inexpensive (Classic Shell
at  http://classicshell.sourceforge.net/ and Start8 at
http://www.stardock.com/products/start8/; my personal preference is
Start8, but they are both very good).
And going from one interface to  the other is very easy; there are
several ways, but simply pressing the Windows key is perhaps the
easiest. Simply installing one of those two and using the traditional
desktop  interface may be a better choice for you than going to
Windows 7.
I use Windows 8, almost exclusively with the traditional desktop
interface, and with Start 8 installed. If you were to look at and use
my computer, you would have a hard time realizing that it's not
Windows 7.
I also recommend that you read "How to Make Windows 8 or 8.1 Look and
Feel Like Windows 7" at http://www.howtogeek.com/elk/298/45121/4206

Ken Blake:

GREAT Summary! You have very clearly outlined the advantages of Windows 8 and the flexibility it has for users who like Windows 7. 

If Windows 9 improves on Windows 8, it will be a great OS.

Thanks Ken.