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Windows 8.1 is Windows 9. I was at Microsoft over the summer but this is public knowledge. I got a Windows Blue t-shirt a day before the announcement. Even the
by Danieru 13y ago
Windows 8.1 is Windows 9.
I was at Microsoft over the summer but this is public knowledge. I got a Windows Blue t-shirt a day before the announcement. Even the existence of the "start" button was a last minute thing. Windows 8.1 is no service pack. It was developed by the entire Windows division. Service Packs are only developed by the Sustained Engineering sub-division.
I've mentioned this to friends but they were not convinced. After all Windows 8.1 adds so little. You must keep in mind that Microsoft was, and may still be, trying to move Windows to a yearly release cycle. This is why Windows 8's upgrade was so cheap. They've caught on that time based release schedules work, and work well. Ubuntu made it popular in open source and things from your kernel to your browser are on it.
Remember the person responsible for getting Windows 7 out the door? Steven Sinofsky. He got fired. In his place was promoted Julie Larson-Green, the women responsible for Windows 8's new interface. She is still in charge.
Windows 8 knows what it is about: managing your computer as Microsoft sees fit. Windows 8.1 may have given back the start button but in exchange you are now forced to create and use a Microsoft account.
Those who continue to use proprietary software should be prepared for the future. If you want to keep control of your computer you must make an effort because your overlord is not going to do so for you.
Sorry, I suspect my Internship just made me more of a open source zealot.
- pjmlp 13y ago> Windows 8 knows what it is about: managing your computer as Microsoft sees fit. Windows 8.1 may have given back the start button but in exchange you are now forced to create and use a Microsoft account. For the time being you can still opt out and choose a local account. One just needs to select to create a new account, followed by clicking on the bottom text for having a local account instead. But I do agree it is not easy to find.
- MichaelGG 13y agoI was under the impression that the first service pack was usually made by the main engineering team, and subsequent SPs were done by sustained engineering. Why would you insist that "8.1 is 9", after admitting 8.1 isn't much of an upgrade? Windows 8.1. "start button" thing isn't "giving back the start button". No one was asking for that, they were asking for the start menu, instead of the annoying new full-screen launcher.