Roadmap reveals possible Windows 8 launch date
>> Monday, December 14, 2009
windows8roadmapAlthough the roadmap is titled Windows Server release, it is still appropriate for our guessing purposes :)
Windows Server 2008 was a major release and took place in 2008, which is five years before 2012. The next major release for a client operating method will occur five year after. In which case, Microsoft is expecting to release Windows 8 some time in 2013.
A roadmap slide from an French Windows Server presentation spotted by UXEvangelist shows that the next major Windows Server release for Microsoft is set for 2012, which is approximately five years from the release of Windows 7.
Note the ~ (tilda) which means approximate. As they have seen with the development of Windows 7, Microsoft did not mention anything specific regarding release dates until RTM was near. Original estimates of Windows 7 RTMing in April and October were also off from the July 22 date.
The current poll they have walking on the sidebar shows most of our visitors think Q4 2011 will be the Windows 8 release date. What do you think now? Let us know in the comments.
Note: Although Code Name “Windows 8″ may suggest that Windows 8 won't be the final name, “Windows 7″ was and a Code Name before it was declared the official name of the operating method.
2012. The next major release for a client operating system will occur one year after. In whi
Note the ~ (tilda) which means approximate. As we have seen with the development of Windows 7, Microsoft did not mention anything specific regarding release dates until RTM was very near. Original estimates of Windows 7 RTMing in April and October were also off from the July 22 date.
The current poll we have running on the sidebar shows most of our visitors think Q4 2011 will be the Windows 8 release date. What do you think now? Let us know in the comments.
Note: Although Code Name “Windows 8″ may suggest that Windows 8 will not be the final name, “Windows 7″ was also a Code Name before it was declared the official name of the operating system.
Windows Server 2008 was a major release and took place in 2008, which is five years before 2012. The next major release for a client operating method will occur five year after. In which case, Microsoft is expecting to release Windows 8 some time in 2013.
A roadmap slide from an French Windows Server presentation spotted by UXEvangelist shows that the next major Windows Server release for Microsoft is set for 2012, which is approximately five years from the release of Windows 7.
Note the ~ (tilda) which means approximate. As they have seen with the development of Windows 7, Microsoft did not mention anything specific regarding release dates until RTM was near. Original estimates of Windows 7 RTMing in April and October were also off from the July 22 date.
The current poll they have walking on the sidebar shows most of our visitors think Q4 2011 will be the Windows 8 release date. What do you think now? Let us know in the comments.
Note: Although Code Name “Windows 8″ may suggest that Windows 8 won't be the final name, “Windows 7″ was and a Code Name before it was declared the official name of the operating method.
2012. The next major release for a client operating system will occur one year after. In whi
Note the ~ (tilda) which means approximate. As we have seen with the development of Windows 7, Microsoft did not mention anything specific regarding release dates until RTM was very near. Original estimates of Windows 7 RTMing in April and October were also off from the July 22 date.
The current poll we have running on the sidebar shows most of our visitors think Q4 2011 will be the Windows 8 release date. What do you think now? Let us know in the comments.
Note: Although Code Name “Windows 8″ may suggest that Windows 8 will not be the final name, “Windows 7″ was also a Code Name before it was declared the official name of the operating system.
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