Steven P. Administrators Posted February 9, 2010 Administrators Share Posted February 9, 2010 Since Windows 8 rumors are already spreading around the web, I have gone ahead and created a forum for it. You can find that here. Our wonderful staff will move any topics on the subject into that forum should they be posted in the wrong place. Enjoy! Cupcakes 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grinch Posted February 9, 2010 Share Posted February 9, 2010 (edited) Great. Can't wait to see what Windows 8 (or whatever the name will be), will offer. Edited February 9, 2010 by Anaron Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+jamesyfx Subscriber² Posted February 9, 2010 Subscriber² Share Posted February 9, 2010 (edited) Thanks for the new forum. Makes sense! Edited February 9, 2010 by Anaron Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antaris Veteran Posted February 9, 2010 Veteran Share Posted February 9, 2010 Great. Can't wait to see what Windows 8 (or whatever the name will be), will offer. I think Microsoft are over the days of the silly-named operating systems. Windows 7 is clear, as Windows 8 will hopefully be :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grinch Posted February 9, 2010 Share Posted February 9, 2010 I think Microsoft are over the days of the silly-named operating systems. Windows 7 is clear, as Windows 8 will hopefully be :) Until Microsoft gives us the next Windows' name, we wont know for sure. I agree with you though. I just added the "(or whatever the name will be)" because the last time I just said Windows 8, I got a lot of unhappy users yelling at me (wasn't on neowin). Just cautious. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0nyX Posted February 9, 2010 Share Posted February 9, 2010 (edited) Nice but how can we be sure that build 7700 is a pre'alpha and very early build of Windows 8 and its development and not something else? Just asking. Edited February 9, 2010 by Anaron Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shayla Posted February 9, 2010 Share Posted February 9, 2010 Nice :) Thanks Neobon.Time to make Windows 7 Beta section disappear i think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ci7 Posted February 9, 2010 Share Posted February 9, 2010 Nice but how can we be sure that build 7700 is a pre'alpha and very early build of Windows 8 and its development and not something else? Just asking. Definition of Epic Fail. cause windows 7/WS2008R2 were build 7600 and there is barely change in build 7700,so we just assumed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazysah Posted February 9, 2010 Share Posted February 9, 2010 Here we go again! On the road to Windows 8! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denis W. Veteran Posted February 9, 2010 Veteran Share Posted February 9, 2010 Nice :) Thanks Neobon.Time to make Windows 7 Beta section disappear i think. Good point. Someone should archive that forum soon (or whenever the RC finally expires) :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yusuf M. Veteran Posted February 9, 2010 Veteran Share Posted February 9, 2010 Time to bury the Windows 7 Beta sub-forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Growled Member Posted February 9, 2010 Member Share Posted February 9, 2010 Time to bury the Windows 7 Beta sub-forum. Seems so. I hope 8 is as exciting as 7 has been. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buzz99 Posted February 11, 2010 Share Posted February 11, 2010 Until Microsoft gives us the next Windows' name, we wont know for sure. I agree with you though. I just added the "(or whatever the name will be)" because the last time I just said Windows 8, I got a lot of unhappy users yelling at me (wasn't on neowin). Just cautious. :) Microsoft should have stay with the year of release for the Windows naming as Windows 2010. Showing clearly how old is the OS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee G. Veteran Posted February 11, 2010 Veteran Share Posted February 11, 2010 Time to bury the Windows 7 Beta sub-forum. I think so too. I'm looking forward to future Windows 8 Beta discussion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
null_ Posted February 11, 2010 Share Posted February 11, 2010 Nice but how can we be sure that build 7700 is a pre'alpha and very early build of Windows 8 and its development and not something else? Just asking. If you look at the development history for previous versions of Windows you'll notice that the build number for service packs rarely changes, Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 were an exception. Example: Windows 2000 was NT 5.0, build 2195 for the duration of its service life. Windows XP was NT 5.1, build 2600 for the duration of its service life (please note that this is in reference to 32-bit Windows XP, not 64-bit Windows XP which was based on Server 2003). Windows Vista was NT 6.0, build 6000 for RTM, build 6001 for Server 2008 and Vista SP1, and build 6002 for Server 2008 and Vista SP2. In all likelyhood, Windows 7 SP builds will either retain the RTM build number (7600) or be incremented by 1 a-la Windows Vista (7601, 7602, etc). This would place build 7700 outside of just being a SP. * Disclaimer: I have no idea what build number strategy Microsoft will use for Windows 7 or future products. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M_Lyons10 Posted February 11, 2010 Share Posted February 11, 2010 I think Microsoft are over the days of the silly-named operating systems. Windows 7 is clear, as Windows 8 will hopefully be :) I'm hoping that's the case as well... lol But I guess we'll just have to see... :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyLock Posted February 11, 2010 Share Posted February 11, 2010 It think it's code named "Windows.Next", not Win8. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M_Lyons10 Posted February 11, 2010 Share Posted February 11, 2010 It think it's code named "Windows.Next", not Win8. Yeah, I sure hope that doesn't "stick"... lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Motoko. Posted March 1, 2010 Share Posted March 1, 2010 Yeah, I sure hope that doesn't "stick"... lol Actually Sinofsky personally started to refer to Windows 8 as "Windows vNext" Some food for thought. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rizham Posted March 4, 2010 Share Posted March 4, 2010 On the road to Windows 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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