In the press reported on the date of the announcement of the operating system Windows 9. is anticipated that this will happen at the end of September. It is reported by The Verge, citing informed sources.
Present the following for the Windows 8 version of the platform, Microsoft plans to approximately September 30th. Operating system of the new generation will be devoted to a special event at which representatives of the company will talk about innovations. At the same time, Microsoft will release a preliminary version of "Nine." It is intended for application developers.
A week ago, ZDNet reporter Mary Jo Foley, specializing in lighting products Microsoft, announced that Windows 9 previews may appear at the end of September or mid-October.She called the new operating system, code-named Threshold.
In April, the first details about Windows 9 published under the name Microsoft insider WZor.He said that in the new Windows will be updated graphical interface Metro 2, containing a new "Start" button. The platform will receive a number of new features that improve both Windows on devices with touch-screen computers using the keyboard and mouse for input.
In Windows 9 can be added to support the voice control Cortana, which appeared in Windows Phone 8.1. We also learned about a new mechanism of activation in the style of Mac OS X.
According to unconfirmed reports, the next iteration of Microsoft plans to merge multiple Windows into a single system. Apparently, in this association will participate the Windows x86 and Windows architecture ARM (Windows RT). Third platform can be Windows Phone operating system or Xbox One, which is based on Windows.
Meanwhile, in early August, it was reported that Microsoft has decided not to release Windows 8.1 Update 2 - Informal information about this update, go to the Web for a long time.The corporation said that instead want to focus on the monthly updates of the system. The August update, the company was unable to release the first time.