Windows 7 isn’t out the door yet, but Microsoft seem to be making good progress with Windows 8. A roadmap slide from Microsoft’s Italian subsidiary has Windows 8 penciled in for a 2012 release:
Note though that Windows 8 is down as approximately 2012. Even still, it looks like Microsoft are sticking to their 2.5-3 year release cycle, with Windows Vista launching Jan 2007 (it was late), Windows 7 in October 2009 and Windows 8 in 2012.
Windows 8 is also denoted as ‘codemane Windows 8′ – does this mean that ‘Windows 8‘ will not be called Windows 8?
I’m expecting big things from Windows 8. Although Windows 7 is a great release and adds several much needed improvements to Windows Vista, it’s still too familiar for me and doesn’t feel ‘new’ enough and I’m looking forward to getting a new OS to get my teeth into!
Related posts:
- Windows 8 ‘Confirmed’ for 2012 Launch
- Windows 8 Feature Wishlist
- Looking Forward To Windows 8, What Microsoft Missed In Windows 7, Part 5
- Windows 8 FAQ
- Windows 7 One Step Closer To Launch
- Windows 8 and Server “Next” to Be Developed in Parallel