Waiting for Windows 8 to replace my Intel iMac - wise idea or not?

[applemike]

Windows 8 is a long way off as of yet,

According to an insider at windows. not a single code of windows 8 has been written yet, the whole base for it had been set out, but actual development has not begun yet.

If microsoft are hoping for windows 7 to be as succesfull as XP then it will need to last about 8 years before the next major release (windows 8)

therefore if all goes to plan, microsoft wont have to release windows 8 untill 2016 at the earliest.

 

[314631]

Windows 8 is a long way off as of yet,

According to an insider at windows. not a single code of windows 8 has been written yet, the whole base for it had been set out, but actual development has not begun yet.

If microsoft are hoping for windows 7 to be as succesfull as XP then it will need to last about 8 years before the next major release (windows 8)

therefore if all goes to plan, microsoft wont have to release windows 8 untill 2016 at the earliest.

Wrong on so many levels.

Microsoft have targeted 2012 for the next version of Windows.
Microsoft aims to release new versions of Windows every few years moving forwards.

New versions of Windows will no longer be as significant in terms of changes as Windows 3.1 to Windows 95 was. Or Windows ME to Windows XP. More dramatic changes will be gradually introduced in sped up release cycles. So they may have big ideas for the future, and their team will start coding them, but many of the features will not be included in the next release of Window. The aim is to get lock down on features they know they can get out the door on schedule, and everything else slowly gets worked on for future releases.

This is something Apple has done very successfully with its products. Holding back features for next year helps drive adoption and upgrades to those new products.

 

[Hellhammer]

Wrong on so many levels.

Microsoft have targeted 2012 for the next version of Windows.
Microsoft aims to release new versions of Windows every few years moving forwards.

New versions of Windows will no longer be as significant in terms of changes as Windows 3.1 to Windows 95 was. Or Windows ME to Windows XP. More dramatic changes will be gradually introduced in sped up release cycles. So they may have big ideas for the future, and their team will start coding them, but many of the features will not be included in the next release of Window. The aim is to get lock down on features they know they can get out the door on schedule, and everything else slowly gets worked on for future releases.

This is something Apple has done very successfully with its products. Holding back features for next year helps drive adoption and upgrades to those new products.

I.e. make more money. If they released Windows with all features they wanted, people would buy that and not upgrade. By adding couple features per Windows, people will pay them for those features.

Or then they will do their infamous Vista thing. Release Vista with many new features but the OS itself sucks. Then come up with Windows 7 which is same as Vista but actually works. So, Windows 8 might be Vista 2 and then after that they release Windows 7.2 Basically ask people to pay for working OS with no new features

 

[applemike]

I.e. make more money. If they released Windows with all features they wanted, people would buy that and not upgrade. By adding couple features per Windows, people will pay them for those features.

Or then they will do their infamous Vista thing. Release Vista with many new features but the OS itself sucks. Then come up with Windows 7 which is same as Vista but actually works. So, Windows 8 might be Vista 2 and then after that they release Windows 7.2 Basically ask people to pay for working OS with no new features

Thank God i didn't pay for my version of windows 7, and its legit.

I got vista free with my laptop then when an opportunity came along to upgrade to 64bit ultimate for free. i jumped at it.