Windows 9

Some folks hate Windows 8 so much that they are holding on for Windows 9. But one blogger points out that it won't work. Touchscreen devices are here to stay, no matter how many people hate them. By forcing PC users to use an OS that is designed for touchscreens (but works fine with a keyboard and mouse) MS plans to make more money.

I disagree with the blogger's statement that Windows 8 is a bigger step than Windows 3 was, but it is a big step. And MS survived the protests that came with Windows 3, as users were forced to use an OS that gave them a choice between DOS and Windows. Eventually, DOS was forced out, and MS did fine.

Windows 9 dropping the touchscreen interface would be like Windows 95 gong back to DOS. It won't happen.

Vince53 said:

I'm going to make another prediction.


I predict that Win 9 WILL have mouse capability, but it will be the last Windows OS to do so. Touchscreens are the wave of the future, and the mouse will be going the way of the floppy drive.

I'll switch to (choke, gasp) Apple before I let myself be locked into touch screens only! Touch screens just don't give the fine control that a mouse will. Having to constantly reach up to a screen is would be very tiring and, in my case, painful becaue of my adhesive capsulitis (frozen shoulders). Touch screens are great for tablets but not for desktop applications.

I hope Windows 9 version will be 7.0
Windows 8 version is 6.2
Windows 7 is 6.1

On the eve of Windows 8, Windows 7 has finally, officially, this time for real, passed Windows XP as the world's most popular operating system. After an initial lunge by 7, most growth came from XP computers wearing out and people had to buy 7. Fortunately, most of them are happy with 7.

And then, along comes the surprising news that Google Chrome has almost caught up with Firefox as the world's second most popular browser. So how will this affect Windows 9?

It's safe to say that Windows 9 will be born into a world in which Win 7 is the most popular operating system, with Win 8 fighting with Apple for control of the mobile market. It will be a world in which touchscreen monitors are easily available. 9 will HAVE to be more desktop and laptop friendly; creating an office version, with a tiled interface devoted to office work, will be a big step forward.

Now that Internet Explorer is better than Firefox (It is, if you're using Windows 8), MS will have to concentrate on making a browser so far superior to its competitors that 7 and 8 users will be willing to upgrade in order to get it.

I predict: Windows 9 will have a new version of Internet Explorer, that can only work on Win 9. MS will have put so much work into it that 9 users will have the best web experiences of anyone.