RE[2]: search "improvements"
I think that on my HD7, the number of times I have intentionally hit the bing button can be counted on one hand (Bing is a less useful if you aren't in the USA or UK) but the number of times I...
View ArticleRE[5]: Comment by Wafflez
Nope, they are going to a subscription based model with constant upgrades instead of monolithic upgrades every few years. This means the OS will be in a constant state of fail. By the time they...
View ArticleRE[3]: Comment by Stephen!
Windows 6.2. Although the version numbering started at 3.1 to coincide with Windows 3.1. Windows NT 3.1 Windows NT 3.5 Windows NT 4.0 Windows 2000 aka NT 5.0 Windows XP aka NT 5.1 * Windows XP 64-bit...
View ArticleNetwork stack
Hopefully they fix the disconnect between metro networking and desktop networking. It's a pain to lose connectivity in my Metro apps whenever I VPN into work. I have to fire up outlook or thunderbird...
View ArticleRE[4]: Comment by Wafflez
Businesses were skipping out anyway because they just completed Win7 transitions (and thank God, XP needs to go.). I think things will work same as before. 3 year schedule for major releases with...
View ArticleSettings
I heard the settings are scattered between the Desktop and Metro parts in Win 8. I wonder if they are going to sort this out.
View ArticleRE: search "improvements"
The Charms Bar solves the problem of contextual search on Windows Phone. Contextual search on WP7 didn't work out because a) Almost no one implemented it, there was no uniform interface to adhere to or...
View ArticleRE[4]: Comment by Wafflez
I think we will see ESR releases. Also I think there is a big push to make companies move towards BDD/TDD style development processes.
View Articlesearch "improvements"
As long as they don't pull a Windows Phone 7 and make the search charm take me to bing, I'll be happy. Worst change they've made to that OS IMO
View ArticleWish/Fix list for Windows 9
1 - Snap between two metro applications should not have a locked ratio (80/20), a user should be able to use 50/50, 60/40 or whatever they like. 2 - By default no start menu, but can be enabled in...
View ArticleRE[3]: Comment by Wafflez
I think Blue will probably share a lot in common with the 98 to 98SE transition, apparently it was a $20 update for Windows 98 owners - a slightly wider net of changes than a service pack, but not...
View ArticleRE[2]: Comment by Wafflez
Note what happened prior to XP: between 1998 and 2001 we had 98, 98SE, ME, 2000 and XP - five releases, four years. What Vista really represented was accumulating all of that change into one very...
View ArticleRE: Comment by Wafflez
I kind of miss the XP days, when we were only getting a new version every 6-7 years. If they start releasing every year or two, I've got to constantly worry about whether all of my apps and drivers...
View ArticleRE[2]: Comment by Stephen!
Actually Windows 8 is Windows version 6.2: Edited 2013-02-24 19:02 UTC
View ArticleRE: Comment by Wafflez
I don't think it'll be called Windows 9, they've sunk too much money too recently into making Windows 8 familiar in the household.
View ArticleRE: Comment by Stephen!
Windows 8.5 or 8 Refresh. They seem to be moving to a yearly release schedule like Windows Phone. It's not difficult to imagine what an achievement that is for an organization as ginormous as WinDiv....
View ArticleComment by Wafflez
Windows 9 already? Soon Microsoft will hit Windows 94 and there will be some confusion. And what's with this version craze? Not so long ago I remember using Firefox 3.6, yesterday wanted to use one...
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