Cloud Computing: Speculation Swirls Around Windows 9 and 10

Grazed from Sci-Tech Today.  Author: Seth Fitzgerald.

Even though Windows 8.1 has yet to be released, rumors regarding Microsoft’s coming Windows 9 and 10 are already emerging. A Russian forum user named WZOR provided speculative reports as to what Windows 9 and 10 will be like, as well as how they will differ from the current version of Windows.

Virtually everything that WZOR talked about cannot be proven, but according to numerous articles regarding the information, WZOR has been behind countless other Microsoft leaks. With an impressive track record, it makes sense that many journalists are paying attention to what WZOR has to say about the coming Windows operating systems…

Big Changes with Windows 10

According to WZOR, Windows 9 will be released next year but will not be significantly different from the version of Windows. The only specific information provided regarding Windows 9 was that it should bring back the Aero look, which was lost in Windows 8.

With so few changes expected in Windows 9, WZOR’s information on Windows 10 is far more interesting. The anonymous user said it would be a "cloud OS," which means that Microsoft would handle all the actual computing on its servers and your computer would simply receive the information from Microsoft’s servers. We have seen this type of technology gaining traction in terms of video games, with the Nvidia Shield, but nothing as significant as the cloud OS features proposed for Windows 10…

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