Microsoft To Switch Focus To Windows 8 In July 2010

Microsoft To Switch Focus To Windows 8 In July 2010 374

Posted by CmdrTaco on Wednesday December 02 2009, @10:41AM
from the someday-they'll-fix-xp dept.

An anonymous reader noted a bit from Ars saying Microsoft will be switching internal focus from Windows 7 to Windows 8 in fiscal year 2010. Microsoft's fiscal year starts in July, which is only eight months away. According to Microsoft's roadmaps, the release of Windows 8 is scheduled for 2012."

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Windows 8.. (Score:5, Funny)

by headhot (137860) writes: on Wednesday December 02 2009, @10:42AM (#30297070) Homepage

The Ocho!

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2012 (Score:5, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Wednesday December 02 2009, @10:43AM (#30297078)

2012 OMG.... Always kinda knew it would be Microsoft to end the world...

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Pre-order? (Score:1, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Wednesday December 02 2009, @10:44AM (#30297090)

Where can I pre-order?
Do they do collectors edition?

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End-of-the-world-screen-of-death (Score:3, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Wednesday December 02 2009, @10:45AM (#30297106)

Yeah - you were thinking it.

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Re:Windows 8.. (Score:5, Funny)

by sdnoob (917382) writes: on Wednesday December 02 2009, @10:47AM (#30297136)

... my data

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Odd - even cycle (Score:4, Funny)

by Hognoxious (631665) writes: on Wednesday December 02 2009, @10:56AM (#30297272) Homepage Journal

Is it going to be like the Star Trek movies, where whether it sucks or not depends on whether it's odd or even?

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If so (Score:5, Funny)

by FTWinston (1332785) writes: on Wednesday December 02 2009, @11:07AM (#30297400) Homepage

Win8's new critical stop sound:
GAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAATES!!!!
Sorry.

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Re:Windows 8.. (Score:5, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Wednesday December 02 2009, @11:07AM (#30297410)
You must be new to Slashdot. Here's an overview of how users tend to respond to the more common types of articles posted:

Windows Article
- Windows, moar liek WINDOZE!
- stfu n00b, ms > all
- Hi, I'm a very enlightened intellectual, and for some inexplicable reason I prefer to troll these boards and post insightful responses to increase my already massive and throbbing store of karma (that's a metaphor, by the way, did you get it?), and here is my humble-but-not-really $0.02 on the subject...
Apple Article
- DIAF FANBOIZ!!11
- Hey os x is better than winsucks because it just workz
- Hello again, you might remember me and my insightful, faux-humble posts in that Windows article, so you'll know I'm worth a few more karma points by virtue of my username, and if you like what I post feel free to toss in a few more. At any rate, regarding the article...
Linux Article
- LINUX RULEZ TEH w0RLD!!11
- lol, butts.
- Hey there, me again...I really have nothing to add. Can you give me karma points anyway?
Any other Article
- First!
- I agree with the parent.
- I know I'm going to be modded down for this, but I'm going to give you my opinion anyway, because clearly if I preface my comment that way, it'll be a REVERSE PSYCHOLOGY PLOY that will entice you into modding me up. WINNAR!
- How is this news for nerds? Man, I remember back in the day when Slashdot was actually cool.
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHg5SJYRHA0 [youtube.com]
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Re:Windows 8.. (Score:3, Funny)

by jhoegl (638955) writes: on Wednesday December 02 2009, @11:16AM (#30297510)

you are right.. Linux distros are getting SOOOO rich off of free releases.

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Re:Windows 8.. (Score:1, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Wednesday December 02 2009, @11:28AM (#30297672)

The Ocho!
If you can dodge a chair, you can dodge a release date.

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Re:And? (Score:3, Funny)

by Kamineko (851857) writes: on Wednesday December 02 2009, @11:29AM (#30297696)

I thought Poe's law was 'put the bunny back in the box'.

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Re:Windows 8.. (Score:2, Funny)

by morgan_greywolf (835522) writes: <morgan_greywolf@ ... m ['rr.' in gap]> on Wednesday December 02 2009, @11:31AM (#30297710) Homepage Journal

To support all those 128-bit processors and 128-bit applications currently on the market? To support more than the 192 GB of main memory supported by Windows 7 64-bit? I thought 192 GB ought to be enough for anybody!

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Re:Windows 8.. (Score:4, Funny)

by Archangel Michael (180766) writes: on Wednesday December 02 2009, @12:05PM (#30298132) Journal

192GB is going to be the minimum needed to run Win 8, so it will have to address more than that ;)

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Re:Scheduled for release in 2012? (Score:5, Funny)

by mister_playboy (1474163) writes: on Wednesday December 02 2009, @12:06PM (#30298154)

Isn't this late 2009? How is late 2012 four years later?
Are you doing math on a Pentium?
Isn't this late 2009? Are you still telling jokes about the original Pentium?

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Windows 8.. (Score:5, Funny)

2012 (Score:5, Funny)

Pre-order? (Score:1, Funny)

End-of-the-world-screen-of-death (Score:3, Funny)

Re:Windows 8.. (Score:5, Funny)

Odd - even cycle (Score:4, Funny)

If so (Score:5, Funny)

Re:Windows 8.. (Score:5, Funny)

Re:Windows 8.. (Score:3, Funny)

Re:Windows 8.. (Score:1, Funny)

Re:And? (Score:3, Funny)

Re:Windows 8.. (Score:2, Funny)

Re:Windows 8.. (Score:4, Funny)

Re:Scheduled for release in 2012? (Score:5, Funny)

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