Microsoft’s late fixing Windows, but ahead on the cloud
January 6, 2014
Grazed from InfoWorld. Author: Eric Knorr.
According to rumors floated by reliable sources a few weeks ago, Microsoft has finally done an about-face on Windows 8 with a forthcoming version dubbed Threshhold. Mary Jo Foley reported on ZDNet that inside sources told her two Threshhold flavors would return to a more "traditional" desktop look and feel, with a third version resembling Windows RT — presumably for tablets.
Paul Thurrott chimed in with his own inside dope that not only would the Start menu return, but also Metro apps would be able to run on the Windows desktop. (I can’t resist noting that InfoWorld suggested similar changes with our Windows Red proposal seven months ago.) Few now doubt that Windows 8 dealt a huge blow to already flagging PC sales and led hardware manufacturers to waste billions of dollars on desktop and laptop touchscreens…
You can’t really blame Steve Sinofsky’s unceremonious 2012 departure on Windows 8, since the numbers weren’t in yet, but certainly Steve Ballmer felt the sting. As Woody Leonhard observed in an excellent piece last week, the purge of those connected to Windows 8 has continued…
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