Windows 9 release Date?

They are pushing things out way too fast and removing a lot of people from using the systems.  Upgrades are great until they start making it to where you HAVE to upgrade.  It used to be a choice and just dealing with it going a little slower.

Interesting post Shelly, in that this is a good description of what the Mac is doing to those of us who use Macs. The advancements are so fast and radical that software that worked perfectly well just 5 years ago is now worthless. I have an extra Mac notebook that is pre 2009 just so I can run programs that I cannot run on my latest 2013 model.

Mac is also making the desktops more like big iPhones, or iPads. This is what MS did with the Metro screen. It is like the screen on a Win 8 phone. There are some integrative advantages to this, for sure.

I think I like Win 8 because I do not have the prior experience with actually using anything pre-Win 7 (not owning anything anyway - just work computers). For my purposes Win 7 and Win 8 are a lot alike. Actually I like both.

Several computer Manufacturers are still making computers with Windows 7 on them. they may not be found in big box stores, but they are available and you still can dual boot Vista and Windows 7.  You can add a start menu and a couple other apps to the desktop and make it look and run like windows 7.  So options are still available; you  just need to look. Hope this helps and if you need any further assistance post and we will be glad to help you.

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I don't know where you are getting your info but the release of Windows nine has not yet been confirmed for Windows 9. Threshold (which may be renamed  Windows 9 is scheduled around April 2015. This will include the new designed start menu as well as other new features and should help those who have issues with the design of Windows 8.0/8.1. Hope this helps and if you need any further assistance post and we will be glad to help you.

The above opinion is mine and mine alone and doesn't necessarily reflect that of Microsoft, it's employees, or any other member of this forum.

"When we try to pick out anything by itself, we find it hitched to everything else in the Universe." - John Muir

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The fact of the matter is that with Windows Vista the top Explorer you can go to is 7 or 8.  This means that they will not work correctly on many sites.  Go to Ancestry.com and many other sites that are now phasing out everything from Explorer 9 down.  They may be working systems but you are not able to go on them with the Explorers here soon that many use.   I repair computers and anything above Explorer 9 on a lot of them will crash the entire system, not just being on the internet with the Platform update that goes with Explorer 10 and 11.  Remove those updates and you have a working computer.  However, what good is that going to be for any that can't go up past it?  They can't access their sites they want to be on without switching to a different type of explorer such as Google, FireFox,  and others.  Some are not wanting to do that and shouldn't have to do that to be able to use their computers.  So, therefore, are being forced to change systems to be able to use what they want to use on them.   I am aware of the fact that Windows 9, has not been released, but there comes another issue.  Even if someone wants to upgrade to it many of the computers are not compatable with doing so.  Therefore, once again meaning having to purchase a different computer.  I am running Windows 7 on my computer which I do happen to know will go up to Windows 8 and 8.1, but who knows if it will go up the next upgrade?  It is not an older computer as it has and core I7 in it, but still not sure it will go up past Windows 8 until the new software comes out to see if it is upgradable to the new one.  Which with the way things have been going it more then likely won't upgrade and I will be stuck with purchasing a new computer to be able to do things I do normally or changing out a million of the things on my computer to be able to use this one for a few years more. 

I hope this explains a little bit more of how it is making people have to change computers even if they don't want to.  All the companies are relying on the fact that Microsoft is leading them in the right direction and taking off the support for the older version of explorer which is going to make many not able to use the explorer they enjoy any more and having to move on.  Just food for thought as the company grows, that maybe some are not wanting to grow at the same speed as you are.

This is my experience and opinion only.