We’re starting to understand what’s
next
for Windows . Considering the most
recent leaks involving the Charms Bar,
desktop improvements, and the like,
it’s
becoming plain that some of what
Windows 8 emphasized and
introduced
will be scaled back in Microsoft’s next
Windows build.
Windows 9, often referred to as
Threshold, isn’t too far away. There is
talk of a beta late this year, and of a
release in the first half of 2015,
though
those estimates I would hold as at
least
mildly optimistic.
If Windows 8 was a dramatic lurch
towards mobile computing, especially
on
tablets, Windows 9 appears to be
heading for a more equitable balance
between desktop muscle, and mobile
capability. That fits into the larger
picture
of the computing environment, where
PCs are stabilizing after a
dramatically
difficult period, and tablet growth is
cooling .
Microsoft needs to ensure that its
desktop-facing operating system
manages to support the still-large
demand for desktop-focused PCs well.
That doesn’t meant that Windows, as
part of Microsoft’s vaunted ‘one
Windows ‘ strategy can abandon
tablets,
but it does mean that the focus needs
to
be more even.
Windows 8.1, of course, has been a
part
of the company’s work to make
Windows
8 a better desktop operating system.
But
a partially-numbered Windows update
can only be so radical — Windows 9
has
more latitude to enact change.
The idea of removing the Charms Bar,
bringing back the Start Menu, and
adding multiple desktops are already
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