Microsoft Windows Tablet 7 OS to break Cover next Week: Rumor

As reported earlier, Windows Chief Steve Sinofsky will attend the AllThingsD conference next week. In the first report of this it was assumed that we would see Windows 8. Business Insider now has more specific information from sources that Microsoft will demo Windows 8 for Tablets. I actually think the Microsoft tablet OS will have a different name and not actually be based on Windows 8. Windows 8 is expected to be released in 2012, maybe even as late as 2013. My bet is rather that Microsoft will unveil a Windows Tablet 7 OS next week.

Microsoft needs a tablet OS badly. I expect that they will extend the Windows Phone 7 OS to work for tablets. This is what Apple did with iOS. The Windows Phone 7 OS is not too shabby. A tablet version of it could launch Microsoft right into the Tablet OS war with HP's WebOS, Google's Android and also of course Apple's iOS. Apple is so far ahead right now in terms of market share though, that the battle for Microsoft is first with the other tablet operating systems.

Updates

Windows 8 to Shove Aero Away

Source: Make Tech Easier

For all the fans of Aero, a user interface improvement that has been introduced in Windows Vista and optimized in Windows 7, it’s a sad, sad day. Microsoft believes that Aero has taken its toll, and it’s time for a newer, cleaner i ...
Full article at: Make Tech Easier  More like this  46 minutes ago, 6:58pm CDT

Aged Windows XP Costs 5x More to Manage Than Windows 7

Source: PC World

Microsoft yesterday added ammunition to its increasingly aggressive battle to get users off the nearly-11-year-old Windows XP by citing a company-sponsored report that claims annual support costs for the older OS are more than f ...
Full article at: PC World  More like this  49 minutes ago, 6:55pm CDT

iOS 6 / iPhone 5 to Feature Baidu Search Engine in China – Report

Source: Softpedia

It has been revealed that Baidu would replace Google as the standard search engine on Chinese versions of the iPhone, come the next major update. A Baidu product manager reportedly told a group of journalists at a company event that A ...
Full article at: Softpedia  More like this  1 hour ago, 6:41pm CDT

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