Windows 8 - already?

Incredible!may be true may be not, rumors. For those who haven't heard there is a rumor on a possible new Windows operating system, strange right? I mean, didn't Microsoft just release Windows 7 last september?

Wikipedia "not a reliable source" but rumorly updated

If no one talks about Vista anymore and Windows 7 is the "better" version of Windows XP, we're all supposing the new thing is the improved version of Windows 7, of course, but how? How are they expecting to run an operating system faster and smaller than Windows 7 after a few months later of it's retail release? But yet, that's not what is really amazing, what took me as a surprise, was that this new thing (Win8 ) is suppose to run in a 128 bit OS.

Yeah you heard me! 128 bit!

Ain't that a little bit too much? Well no, while its performance get's better, faster, smaller and confortable, everything's good; but if the rumor is true, wouldn't we need a majorrewrites of a lot of supporting software and hardware?

Incredibly Incredible - say it faster!

Release date - July 1, 2011

Faster, smaller, new and improved, 128 bit operating system, July 2011. Happy summer!

(Employee spreadsheetCheck full image)

All it is for now is a tiny rumor, no one can't precise this will be the new operating system running in our computers, but there is always a maybe. The real question is, will this Windows 8 thing, be a new full operating system or is internet already confusing the definition of a bunch of united updates and fixes (service packs)?

Probably the answer is, DIGG 'till it get's real.

SOURCE - Google.com

Why not? It has been almost a year...

Only going from 98,

25 June 1998: Windows 98
5 May 1999: Windows 98 SE
17 February 2000: Windows 2000
14 September 2000: Windows ME
25 October 2001: Windows XP
31 Octover 2002: Windows XP Media Center Edition
and so on for a few others until Vista.

Yes I'm aware some of them are still the same core OS (ie. XP, Media Center) but you can see the picture.

Windows 8 being released soon after 7 is nothing unusual and should not raise any questions...but the newer generation of people doesn't pay attention to things like that and thus we have "already?" beside the Windows 8 name.

I'm pretty sure MS have gone back to a regular cycle, XP's reign lasted way too long, and now that Windows 7 has been out around a year, I would expect 2012 release window for 8.

Meh, Windows 7 is doing a good job for me. Running stable with no problems. I dont see why I should change it.i-like-pie

2 words, Cloud Computing

I know I'll get flamed by XP fanboys but releasing OSs that use the newest hardware better is a good thing. It took Win7 to get the XP people to finally get with it even if it's a slightly tuned up version of Vista. Looks like the hardware increases are commin' again and I can hardly wait. More power good!

Sounds about right. XP simply lasted much longer than most would have expected.

The next windows we need to see it drop 32bit, no more 32 bit, if it does have a 32bit version then the 128bit will mean nothing, 128bit will literally mean nothing until 64bit is the standard.

The next windows we need to see it drop 32bit, no more 32 bit, if it does have a 32bit version then the 128bit will mean nothing, 128bit will literally mean nothing until 64bit is the standard.

Lach0121

I'm still using XP!

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The next windows we need to see it drop 32bit, no more 32 bit, if it does have a 32bit version then the 128bit will mean nothing, 128bit will literally mean nothing until 64bit is the standard.

markop2003

well thats good news.

Reppin XP right here.

I'm fine with it, I love Win 7 and if they can improve it even more then awesome