Microsoft will reportedly announce Windows 9
this fall, Russian hacker group WZor said on a forum last week,
following the launch
of Windows 8.1 Update 2, which will be the last
major update Windows 8 will receive. Windows 8.1 Update 2 is expected to
be released by mid-August, and while the OS will get subsequent
updates, no new features will be added to Windows 8.1. Instead, Microsoft will focus on its next major product it wants to sell buyers, which is Windows 9.
According
to WZor, Microsoft will put a lot of cash into Windows 9 advertising,
with the re-introduction of the Start button and new menu playing a
central role into Microsoft’s ad campaigns. Recent reports have said
that the Start button won’t be making a triumphant return in Windows 8.1 Update 2, and instead it’ll be a Windows 9 feature.
While Windows 9 may be announced this fall, which is what previous reports also claimed, it’s not clear when the new operating system will be released or how much it’ll cost.
WZor
says that Microsoft is currently facing some challenges with Windows 9
activation, which is slowing down development. Apparently, the company
wants to let Windows PC buyers activate their Windows 9 copies by
logging into the Microsoft Store. In such a case, an activation key
won’t be required.
If
customers try to activate Windows 9 on three different PCs with just a
license, Windows Store will cancel the activation after three days,
inviting users to “detach” two systems from their accounts, or purchase
two more licenses.
Furthermore,
Microsoft is also working on a new reinstall/restore process that will
ditch the need of boot disks. Instead, Windows 9 installation may become
a process more similar to Apple’s OS X install/reinstall process.
In
relation to the new activation process, WZor also says that Microsoft
developers are talking about how to make possible renting a product or
working time on it, although it’s not clear whether Microsoft plans to
sell subscription-based Windows 9 versions in the future.
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