It looks like the next-generation Windows operating system is less than two years away.
It would be just a few years since the launch of Windows 7, an operating system that people have found at least tolerable, if not an improvement, after the debacle that was Windows Vista.
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The news came from a Dutch Microsoft website in which an employee blogged about the next operating system being a couple years away. Production and planning are already underway.
Not much is known about what Windows 8 would bring to the table. However, based on previous leaks it appears Microsoft wants a centralized PC “App Store” interface, as well as faster boot-up times and the ability to log in users based on facial recognition.
With a two year buffer, it should still give users a reasonable amount of time to use Windows 7 before accepting that it’s time to update. The turnaround time for a new operating system would be notably reduced from prior history, including the long and dreaded amount of time it took for Microsoft to usurp Vista with Windows 7.