Is this the end of Windows 8? If recent claims in the tech media are accurate, the much-disparaged Windows operating system could be coming to an end. InfoWorld writer Woody Leonhard recently took a look at the rumors. If what he’s found holds true, Windows 8 might soon get replaced by a trio of new offerings.
Threshold
As Leonhard writes, the vast majority of rumors spring from Microsoft’s supposed Threshold program. This is said to be the company’s next round of Windows updates. As Leonhard writes, the updates are supposed to improve Windows, Windows RT, Windows Phone and Xbox systems. According to the rumor mill, Threshold should enable users to perform activities across all of these platforms.
What’s coming
Leonhard cites a writer from ZDNet who says that Microsoft is now developing three primary versions of Windows, all of which should, hopefully, be more effective than Windows 8. First, there will be a more modern Metro consumer version, a traditional consumer version and an old-fashioned traditional Enterprise version.
Windows 7 amped up?
Leonhard hopes that the Threshold versions of Windows will in fact be updated versions of Windows 7. This makes sense: The majority of users liked Windows 7 because it was so easy to navigate and so efficient. By comparison, Windows 8 is a clunker. If the new versions of Windows take what worked well in Windows 7 and makes these traits work even better? Leonhard writes that this would be a big win for consumers.