If you dereference the source links you'll find that "the forthcoming Windows 8.1 update" in the article refers to Windows 8.1 Update 1 (which updates 8.1), not

If you dereference the source links you'll find that "the forthcoming Windows 8.1 update" in the article refers to Windows 8.1 Update 1 (which updates 8.1), not to 8.1 being an update of 8.0: http://www.theverge.com/2014/1/30/5362156/windows-8-1-update-1-boot-to-desktop-by-default http://www.theverge.com/2014/1/30/5362156/windows-8-1-update...