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Why on earth would they want to do this?.. Wouldn't it just cause another rift in consistency in OS bases, causing more problems than anything else?
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Two to three years seems like a good release cycle to me. They are, after all, a corporation aiming to make money. Having a 4+ year release cycle just doesn't make sense, especially when they're really pushing all this cloud stuff at the moment.
There was a massive gap between XP and Vista due to XP Service Pack 2, which had enough changes to perhaps be classified as a new OS. Fortunately, Microsoft decided to release it as an update for all XP users.
When asked, Steven Sinofsky himself has stated that Windows 7 is neither a Major nor Minor release. He commented that the way Windows is made has changed, and only features that are completely ready are put into the OS. (Less delays, but ultimately perhaps less features) From now on there will apparently be no more Major/Minor releases, only time will tell though.
In Windows 8 there will hopefully be far less compatability issues that plagued Windows Vista on initial release due to the enhancement and integration of Virtual Environments. Perhaps it will only be released as 64bit, with emulated 32 and 16bit environments for legacy applications/drivers. XP Mode in Windows 7 does seem like the beginning, and will probably be enhanced in Windows 8 to cope with such situations. Who knows, but I'm looking forward to some details on Windows 8 emerge.
I pray that windows 8 is not just another service pack upgrade as was the case with Windows 7 from Vista.
Originally Posted by OilSheikh
Learn not to bite mate, save your breath.
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