http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/01/microsoft-shifting-internal-focus-to-windows-8-in-july-2010/ Engadget Comments for http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/01/microsoft-shifting-internal-focus-to-windows-8-in-july-2010/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/01/microsoft-shifting-internal-focus-to-windows-8-in-july-2010/Dec 1st 2009 6:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/01/microsoft-shifting-internal-focus-to-windows-8-in-july-2010/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/01/microsoft-shifting-internal-focus-to-windows-8-in-july-2010/To an extent, Windows does the same. It still uses the NT kernel, just like Vista and XP. The kernel and everything just gets upgraded/revised in larger packs then OSX.

They also cost more on the Windows side of things.]]>Dec 1st 2009 7:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/01/microsoft-shifting-internal-focus-to-windows-8-in-july-2010/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/01/microsoft-shifting-internal-focus-to-windows-8-in-july-2010/
Umm you do know how many version of OSX they have right? You forget that Apple makes you pay for updates.]]>Dec 1st 2009 7:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/01/microsoft-shifting-internal-focus-to-windows-8-in-july-2010/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/01/microsoft-shifting-internal-focus-to-windows-8-in-july-2010/
Uh, you do know that Windows 7 and Vista are basically the same thing, right? And Mac OS X from 2001 has very little in common with OS X Snow Leopard right?

You're picking up on the most trivial thing and trying to point out some irony there. There is none. The naming system is just branding. It's pretty much arbitrary.

Why does 7 exist? Certainly not because it's the 7th version of Windows! It exists because Vista was a disaster and the name needed to die, with a pillow over its face and a bullet in the head, in the cloak of night.

On the other hand, Apple loooooves the big X. If they can keep comin up with cat names they can stretch it to 2015.]]>Dec 1st 2009 7:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/01/microsoft-shifting-internal-focus-to-windows-8-in-july-2010/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/01/microsoft-shifting-internal-focus-to-windows-8-in-july-2010/Dec 1st 2009 7:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/01/microsoft-shifting-internal-focus-to-windows-8-in-july-2010/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/01/microsoft-shifting-internal-focus-to-windows-8-in-july-2010/Dec 1st 2009 7:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/01/microsoft-shifting-internal-focus-to-windows-8-in-july-2010/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/01/microsoft-shifting-internal-focus-to-windows-8-in-july-2010/
Not true. Remember OSX is a unix core derived from FreeBSD/NetBSD. The kernel came from a research microkernel at Carnegie Mellon.

Windows is probably a much larger investment due to the backward compatibility requirements and the broad deployment footprint. I remember Gates saying Vista was a $20 Billion investment. ]]>Dec 1st 2009 7:51PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/01/microsoft-shifting-internal-focus-to-windows-8-in-july-2010/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/01/microsoft-shifting-internal-focus-to-windows-8-in-july-2010/
I don't think it's fair to compare their release cycles at all. Mac makes some improvements with each .release, while maintaining the basics of the previous .release.

Microsoft tends to drastically change things in major releases, while doing the minor tweeks in service packs.

I think both ways of doing it are valid, but they are not at all similar. ]]>Dec 1st 2009 8:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/01/microsoft-shifting-internal-focus-to-windows-8-in-july-2010/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/01/microsoft-shifting-internal-focus-to-windows-8-in-july-2010/Dec 1st 2009 6:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/01/microsoft-shifting-internal-focus-to-windows-8-in-july-2010/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/01/microsoft-shifting-internal-focus-to-windows-8-in-july-2010/lol funny how that has happened huh?]]>Dec 1st 2009 6:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/01/microsoft-shifting-internal-focus-to-windows-8-in-july-2010/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/01/microsoft-shifting-internal-focus-to-windows-8-in-july-2010/Hmmm...

95 = a mess
98 = stable
ME = awful
XP = good
Vista = bad
7 = good again
...
8 = bad again??? ]]>Dec 1st 2009 7:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/01/microsoft-shifting-internal-focus-to-windows-8-in-july-2010/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/01/microsoft-shifting-internal-focus-to-windows-8-in-july-2010/Dec 1st 2009 7:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/01/microsoft-shifting-internal-focus-to-windows-8-in-july-2010/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/01/microsoft-shifting-internal-focus-to-windows-8-in-july-2010/What about Windows 2000?]]>Dec 1st 2009 7:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/01/microsoft-shifting-internal-focus-to-windows-8-in-july-2010/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/01/microsoft-shifting-internal-focus-to-windows-8-in-july-2010/
Almost true. You forget about Windows 2000 which was actually pretty darn good.]]>Dec 1st 2009 7:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/01/microsoft-shifting-internal-focus-to-windows-8-in-july-2010/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/01/microsoft-shifting-internal-focus-to-windows-8-in-july-2010/No, MS will hurry and make Windows 8 in a rush so that they can make some quick cash on a crappy job.

Then they will Make Windows 9 the way Windows 8 was supposed to be.

This cycle dates back all the way to Windows ME.]]>Dec 1st 2009 7:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/01/microsoft-shifting-internal-focus-to-windows-8-in-july-2010/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/01/microsoft-shifting-internal-focus-to-windows-8-in-july-2010/
I don't remember Windows 95 being a mess? It was a vast improvement over Windows 3.1 and ushered in the new Windows era - Windows 98 was a huge improvement and it was only then that people realised how basic 95 was.

As I remember it, was quite a while ago...]]>Dec 1st 2009 8:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/01/microsoft-shifting-internal-focus-to-windows-8-in-july-2010/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/01/microsoft-shifting-internal-focus-to-windows-8-in-july-2010/Windows 2000 was for business, built on Windows NT. Everyone else was supposed to use Windows ME but since it sucked so bad, Windows XP combined business and home user OSs to NT and left DOS to die]]>Dec 1st 2009 8:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/01/microsoft-shifting-internal-focus-to-windows-8-in-july-2010/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/01/microsoft-shifting-internal-focus-to-windows-8-in-july-2010/Win95 was fine until that pesky USB came along. Other than that it was good.]]>Dec 1st 2009 10:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/01/microsoft-shifting-internal-focus-to-windows-8-in-july-2010/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/01/microsoft-shifting-internal-focus-to-windows-8-in-july-2010/Dec 2nd 2009 12:29AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/01/microsoft-shifting-internal-focus-to-windows-8-in-july-2010/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/01/microsoft-shifting-internal-focus-to-windows-8-in-july-2010/
I'm was a little young at the time to remember exactly but i do remember talking to my brother about this a few years ago and he said

Win 95 : great
Win 98 : Buggy
Win 98 Second Edition : Still great ;)
Win ME : Came with his eMachines. Downgraded to 98SE
Win 2000/NT : Was supposed to be great. Never had it.
Win XP : Im still using it. SP 2 made it great. I was totally confused on how there was no DOS. I thought DOS was how computers worked and Windows was just a GUI, which i learned later was what Windows 3.1 was, when my girlfriend had an old tandy in her house with the worst game of tetris ive ever played.
Vista : According to him the 32bit version sucked.
Win 7 : He's gay for it.

Also the same pattern applies to the Actors who play Bond. People need to hate the new guy to consider liking the next one as much as the others.]]>Dec 2nd 2009 5:08AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/01/microsoft-shifting-internal-focus-to-windows-8-in-july-2010/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/01/microsoft-shifting-internal-focus-to-windows-8-in-july-2010/
To clarify, here's what I was thinking:

Win 3.1: Everyone had it.
Win 95 : good start, but often criticized as being Mac '88 by mac friends
Win 98 : Good
Win ME : Broken
Win XP: Great
Vista: Poorly received (although I think it's great when you have good hardware and the SP updates)
7: Well received (although I think it's only marginally better than vista)]]>Dec 2nd 2009 10:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/01/microsoft-shifting-internal-focus-to-windows-8-in-july-2010/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/01/microsoft-shifting-internal-focus-to-windows-8-in-july-2010/
You missed Windows 2000 (success)]]>Dec 3rd 2009 11:40PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/01/microsoft-shifting-internal-focus-to-windows-8-in-july-2010/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/01/microsoft-shifting-internal-focus-to-windows-8-in-july-2010/Dec 1st 2009 6:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/01/microsoft-shifting-internal-focus-to-windows-8-in-july-2010/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/01/microsoft-shifting-internal-focus-to-windows-8-in-july-2010/Dec 1st 2009 7:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/01/microsoft-shifting-internal-focus-to-windows-8-in-july-2010/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/01/microsoft-shifting-internal-focus-to-windows-8-in-july-2010/
I have the feeling that Barrelfish is going to play an important role in Windows 8, and that's part of the reason they made the project public when they did.

Put the concept out in the open, then hire the people who make the most of it. ]]>Dec 1st 2009 7:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/01/microsoft-shifting-internal-focus-to-windows-8-in-july-2010/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/01/microsoft-shifting-internal-focus-to-windows-8-in-july-2010/]]>Dec 1st 2009 6:54PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/01/microsoft-shifting-internal-focus-to-windows-8-in-july-2010/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/01/microsoft-shifting-internal-focus-to-windows-8-in-july-2010/Dec 1st 2009 6:54PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/01/microsoft-shifting-internal-focus-to-windows-8-in-july-2010/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/01/microsoft-shifting-internal-focus-to-windows-8-in-july-2010/
You will be highly ranked soon enough haha]]>Dec 1st 2009 6:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/01/microsoft-shifting-internal-focus-to-windows-8-in-july-2010/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/01/microsoft-shifting-internal-focus-to-windows-8-in-july-2010/I'm I'm so throwing a party when Win8 comes out.]]>Dec 1st 2009 7:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/01/microsoft-shifting-internal-focus-to-windows-8-in-july-2010/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/01/microsoft-shifting-internal-focus-to-windows-8-in-july-2010/
After the Vista debacle, MS publically stated that they will have short release schedules like Apple's OS X. (Remember, OS X went through THREE versions between XP and Vista) The shorter release schedule also means they will alternate between major and minor releases.

Win7 was a minor release, so expect Win8 to be huge. ]]>Dec 1st 2009 7:27PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/01/microsoft-shifting-internal-focus-to-windows-8-in-july-2010/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/01/microsoft-shifting-internal-focus-to-windows-8-in-july-2010/Yeah, but I hope the prices also get a cut, its ridiculous to think that for a minor release they are charging so much. IMO.
Not that I paid for 7, and I really DO NOT mind throwing parties every year, I`d do it every other month. =P
Good excuse, and everyone loved the bags! ]]>Dec 1st 2009 7:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/01/microsoft-shifting-internal-focus-to-windows-8-in-july-2010/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/01/microsoft-shifting-internal-focus-to-windows-8-in-july-2010/Dec 1st 2009 11:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/01/microsoft-shifting-internal-focus-to-windows-8-in-july-2010/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/01/microsoft-shifting-internal-focus-to-windows-8-in-july-2010/
What? You mean like every other company out there? Ore we all still driving Model T Fords?]]>Dec 1st 2009 6:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/01/microsoft-shifting-internal-focus-to-windows-8-in-july-2010/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/01/microsoft-shifting-internal-focus-to-windows-8-in-july-2010/
It nags you less and you can snap windows to sides of the screen. Great. I'm just happy I got it for free.]]>Dec 1st 2009 6:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/01/microsoft-shifting-internal-focus-to-windows-8-in-july-2010/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/01/microsoft-shifting-internal-focus-to-windows-8-in-july-2010/Dec 1st 2009 7:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/01/microsoft-shifting-internal-focus-to-windows-8-in-july-2010/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/01/microsoft-shifting-internal-focus-to-windows-8-in-july-2010/Dec 1st 2009 7:49PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/01/microsoft-shifting-internal-focus-to-windows-8-in-july-2010/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/01/microsoft-shifting-internal-focus-to-windows-8-in-july-2010/Dec 1st 2009 6:56PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/01/microsoft-shifting-internal-focus-to-windows-8-in-july-2010/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/01/microsoft-shifting-internal-focus-to-windows-8-in-july-2010/Dec 1st 2009 6:56PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/01/microsoft-shifting-internal-focus-to-windows-8-in-july-2010/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/01/microsoft-shifting-internal-focus-to-windows-8-in-july-2010/Dec 1st 2009 7:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/01/microsoft-shifting-internal-focus-to-windows-8-in-july-2010/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/01/microsoft-shifting-internal-focus-to-windows-8-in-july-2010/Dec 1st 2009 7:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/01/microsoft-shifting-internal-focus-to-windows-8-in-july-2010/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/01/microsoft-shifting-internal-focus-to-windows-8-in-july-2010/Dec 1st 2009 8:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/01/microsoft-shifting-internal-focus-to-windows-8-in-july-2010/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/01/microsoft-shifting-internal-focus-to-windows-8-in-july-2010/Dec 1st 2009 7:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/01/microsoft-shifting-internal-focus-to-windows-8-in-july-2010/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/01/microsoft-shifting-internal-focus-to-windows-8-in-july-2010/Dec 1st 2009 7:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/01/microsoft-shifting-internal-focus-to-windows-8-in-july-2010/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/01/microsoft-shifting-internal-focus-to-windows-8-in-july-2010/Dec 1st 2009 7:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/01/microsoft-shifting-internal-focus-to-windows-8-in-july-2010/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/01/microsoft-shifting-internal-focus-to-windows-8-in-july-2010/
Aero is supposed to be faster since it offloads all those graphics to the GPU... even in Vista.

It's not just useless eye-candy...]]>Dec 1st 2009 8:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/01/microsoft-shifting-internal-focus-to-windows-8-in-july-2010/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/01/microsoft-shifting-internal-focus-to-windows-8-in-july-2010/Dec 12th 2009 10:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/01/microsoft-shifting-internal-focus-to-windows-8-in-july-2010/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/01/microsoft-shifting-internal-focus-to-windows-8-in-july-2010/
does this mean they will finally reach the point of having win update work like Update Manager in ubuntu and check all of your apps? woot!]]>Dec 1st 2009 7:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/01/microsoft-shifting-internal-focus-to-windows-8-in-july-2010/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/01/microsoft-shifting-internal-focus-to-windows-8-in-july-2010/
Let me guess your probably writing your comment from a Ubuntu machine?

They probably didn't think it was necessary before or were really concentrated on on making drivers for all the manufacturers. ]]>Dec 1st 2009 7:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/01/microsoft-shifting-internal-focus-to-windows-8-in-july-2010/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/01/microsoft-shifting-internal-focus-to-windows-8-in-july-2010/Dec 1st 2009 7:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/01/microsoft-shifting-internal-focus-to-windows-8-in-july-2010/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/01/microsoft-shifting-internal-focus-to-windows-8-in-july-2010/Dec 1st 2009 7:13PM